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2009 Ranked #1,651

Revolution!

Secret-bidding strategy game where rivals use gold, blackmail, and force to influence a city and control territory. Different currencies win different spaces, so every hidden bid must anticipate where opponents will spend their leverage.

Strategy Games Bluffing Deduction Area Majority / Influence Auction/Bidding

Players

3-4

Play time

Not listed

Age

13+

Complexity

2.04/5

Rating

6.72

Harder to teach Highly interactive Deep strategy

Overview

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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?

Blackmail the printer. Threaten the innkeeper.

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Blackmail the printer. Threaten the innkeeper. Bribe the priest. Welcome to Revolution! Secretly bid against your opponents to gain victory points, control territories (worth victory points at the end of the game) and collect more Gold, Blackmail, and Force tokens for the next round of bidding! Will you try to control the tavern or the fortress? The harbor or the plantation? Knowing where to push for points – and where to back away and let your opponents fight – is the key to victory. Whoever has the most victory points at the end of the game wins. It's a game of bluff, counter-bluff, and surprise! Bidding tokens have different shapes and colors for easy identification. Colorful cardstock shields keep your bids private, and also provide a handy rules reference during the auction. Brightly-colored wooden blocks allow players to see, at a glance, who controls which colonial-themed territories. Revolution! is for three or four players. The rules can be taught in minutes, and a complete game takes less than an hour. Each new game lets players find new strategies and tactics. Get ready for Revolution!

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Play and group

Players
3–4
Best with
3–4
Play time
60 min
Age
13+
Complexity
2.0/5
Credits and catalog connections

Credits

Designers

1
Philip duBarry

Artists

3
Will Schoonover Claus Stephan Ben Williams

Publishers

3
Pegasus Spiele Revolution Games (I) Steve Jackson Games

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