Politik társasjáték

Angol leírás

Politik is a dark strategy game of political, economic, and territory control for 2–6 players. Players represent 1 of 12 Nations who develop distinct identities during a struggle for global power. They introduce doctrines and choreograph propaganda campaigns. They hire talented leaders to conquer new states and swing elections. And they expand and improve companies to conquer markets and fill their coffers. A deck of 450+ unique cards provide these doctrines, propaganda, companies, assets, leaders, and events that each nation uses to forge its own path.

Set just after the Great Collapse, the world is disoriented from decades of misinformation from the old regime. Entangled pirate signals fill the airwaves. Abandoned imperial broadcast stations are commandeered to pipe out ideologies at high volume. Right and wrong blur together. There is no objective truth. No matter what you believe though, only one nation can retake the imperial throne.

Politik plays out simultaneously across 3 different arenas. Seize control of an arena to win the game. Conquer states to control three of five regions of the Map for Military Victory. Rally bases of support to control four of six seats on the Council for Political Victory. Lead competitive companies to control four of six industries for Corporate Victory.

Along the road to victory, each arena offers distinct opportunities. Controlling states on the map increases resource production and card draw. Holding seats on the council adds game-changing benefits and abilities. Running effective companies boosts income. Opportunities, however, sometimes come with risks. Nations may embrace corruption to supercharge their strategies. But greed unchecked can lead to eventual demise.

Each turn, a player takes up to 2 actions from those available. Players can play cards from their hand by paying resource and capital costs. They can activate a card in play to use its special ability. They can clash in any arena to compete with other players for territory, political control or market share. They can research to draw more cards, recruit to draw or play leaders, campaign to gain power in the council, or buy and sell resources at prices that rise and fall throughout the game.

Four special actions, the national actions, come with limitations that players must manage carefully. A player must use every national action once before they can use any of them again. These powerful actions allow a player to produce resources from states under their control, rally support from the strength of their doctrines, gain income from their corporate activities, and refresh their cards in play to be used again.

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