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1990 Ranked #13,725

Red Empire

Political strategy game has Soviet figures cooperate to prevent collapse while competing to place their own leader in power. Shared crises require help from rivals, making ambition constantly conflict with survival.

Party Games Card Game Humor Open Drafting Semi-Cooperative Game

Players

3-6

Play time

Not listed

Age

10+

Complexity

1.62/5

Rating

5.96

Harder to teach Highly interactive Deep strategy

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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 4.0/5

Scales well

Strategic depth 4.5/5

Deep strategy

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How does it play?

Each player is given a different assortment of cards representing leaders and other important figures in the Soviet Union.

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Each player is given a different assortment of cards representing leaders and other important figures in the Soviet Union. As various catastrophes arise, players must cooperate to prevent the Union from collapsing even though they are constantly competing with each other in efforts to maneuver one of their own characters into the role of president. This combination of competition and cooperation makes for an interesting game full of player interaction.

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Play and group

Players
3–6
Best with
3–6
Play time
90 min
Age
10+
Complexity
1.6/5
Credits and catalog connections

Credits

Designers

1
Frank Chadwick

Artists

1
Tim Bradstreet

Publishers

1
Game Designers' Workshop (GDW Games)

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