This is a representative of this peculiarly American class of board game produced for political reasons, as a form of parody. For some reason, most instances of these games come from the right wing (another game in the same class is Capital Punishment, which is much more vitriolic in its political commentary). The "object" of this game is to "go broke and...
[from the box description] Save The President is played on a representational map of Washington DC. As the president goes from the White House to the Capitol for his inauguration, half of the players - the assassins - try to intercept and terminate his Presidency. The remaining players - the Americans - are sworn to defend him - but the game's flavour is...
From the box: You are a special United Nations diplomat representing one of the five continents. Out of the blue, a planetary hazard looms and only swift strategic action will avert it. There are two races against time. First you must use your cunning and tactical diplomacy to outwit your opponents. In the meantime, however, the U.N. Special Envoy is...
To scamboozle is to persuade your friends to support your opinion or point of view, no matter how outrageous or ridiculous it may be. The objective of the is to win the support of at least a majority of the other players in any way you can by Scamboozling them with an opinion you think they will believe. You win or lose votes depending on whether you are...
Italy has been divided by politics! As a Candidate to Italy's Premier Minister role, answer to people needs with your Political Line, backed up by caricature twins of Italian politicians, and build up your victory challenging their political strategy on the field, by controlling mass media, or by trying your luck with unconventional methods. An easy but...
From an article in "The Games We Played" by Margaret Hofer. Schley at Santiago Bay is one of a series of patriotic games inspired by the Spanish-American War. 'Schley at Santiago Bay' celebrated war hero Winfield Scott Schley while teaching players facts about the recent war. Schley, hardly a household name today, was the U.S. Navy commodore in command of...
From November 1814 to June 1815, in the Castle of Schönbrunn in Austria, the famous Vienna Congress took place, in order to re-arrange the European balance of power after the Napoleonic wars. For the very first time, the great powers decided to prevent future conflicts by gathering around a negotiating table. Schönbrunn is a prestigious 3-6 player game....
In the classic Scrabble word game, players use their seven drawn letter-tiles to form words on the gameboard. Each word laid out earns points based on the commonality of the letters used, with certain board spaces giving bonuses. But a word can only be played if it uses at least one already-played tile or adds to an already-played word. This leads to...
A game about the presidential elections in Chile. Four candidates try to get to "La Moneda" (chilean equivalent to the White House). There are four types of cards. Some will move the candidates back and forward, while others can be use as shield to prevent attacks.Each player represents a candidate, and will have use his cards in a very smart way to gain...