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2017 Ranked #19,132

Oligarchy: A Dystopian Card Game

This dystopian card game has players align with factions, build resources, deploy cards, and crush opposing oligarchs. Spending affluence and influence creates powerful combinations, while shifting alliances enable desperate reversals in the fight to survive.

Card Game Political Negotiation Trading

Players

2

Play time

15-120 min

Age

13+

Complexity

2.67/5

Rating

7.58

Harder to teach Highly interactive Deep strategy

Overview

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ABG editorial scores on a 1–5 scale.

Teachability 2.4/5

Harder to teach

Replay value 4.0/5

High replayability

Interaction 3.7/5

Highly interactive

Player scaling 4.1/5

Scales well

Strategic depth 4.7/5

Deep strategy

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How it plays

How does it play?

Oligarchy is a card game based in a dystopian near future. You play the role of a powerful Oligarch.

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Oligarchy is a card game based in a dystopian near future. You play the role of a powerful Oligarch. Cunningly use the resources, items, and personnel at your disposal to crush your opposition! Set your allegiance to one or more of the 8 powerful factions and feel the reality of power struggles, hideous comebacks, desperation moves and GLORIOUS VICTORY! The world of Oligarchy is tough and brutal, with many different card types including, characters, scenarios, incidents, items, professions, and resources; the combo possibilities are almost endless! Construct your decks from 8 available factions. Cards are played by amassing Affluence and Influence points which you track on spinners and spend to deploy your cards to crush your opposition. Will you be the lone survivor or a footnote in history? Let the games begin!

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Players
2
Best with
2
Play time
15–120 min
Age
13+
Complexity
2.7/5
Credits and catalog connections

Credits

Designers

1
Gary Wareham

Artists

1
EJ Dela Cruz

Publishers

1
Entropic Games Ltd

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