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1981 Ranked #20,748

Power Play

Collect matching sets while timing when to score or trade them.

Card Game Political Roll / Spin and Move Set Collection

Players

2-4

Play time

Not listed

Age

8+

Complexity

1.5/5

Rating

5.71

Harder to teach Highly interactive Deep strategy

Overview

At a glance

Is this game right for my group?

ABG editorial scores on a 1–5 scale.

Teachability 2.3/5

Harder to teach

Replay value 3.9/5

High replayability

Interaction 3.7/5

Highly interactive

Player scaling 4.0/5

Scales well

Strategic depth 4.5/5

Deep strategy

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How it plays

How does it play?

In a very abstract manner this game depicts power politics in a 3rd world country. Gaining control over 7 areas ( Police, Business, Politics,Church, Military, Labor and the Press) allows one to compete for domination.

Core mechanisms

Key systems that shape the decisions players make.

Set Collection

Gather related items that become more valuable when scored together.
Roll-and-Move

Roll dice or spin a dial to determine how far a piece moves.
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Category

2
Card Game Political

Mechanism

2
Roll / Spin and Move Set Collection

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Editions

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Game and edition data

All specifications (5)

Play and group

Players
2–4
Best with
3–4
Play time
60 min
Age
8+
Complexity
1.5/5
Credits and catalog connections

Credits

Designers

3
Leslie Dixon Allen D. Eldridge David L. Hoover

Publishers

1
Task Force Games

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