Class Struggle deck

Class Struggle
Designer	James Hutchings
Date	20th March 2004
Players	2+
This is an untested deck. Its cards are complete, but it hasn't yet been tested.
To play Dvorak: Draw five cards each and leave the rest as a draw pile. On your turn, draw a card from the draw pile and play one Thing and/or one Action. (See the full rules.)
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Players attempt to achieve their favoured social system. Based loosely on the board game of the same name.

Where Cards Go

Class cards are placed in the middle of the table and effect every player. Goal cards are placed in front of players and effect only that player.

Alliances are likewise common to all players.

Winning

A player wins when they fulfill all the following conditions:

• they have at least three goals in play.
• the conditions on all of their goal cards are met.
• they do not have both capitalist and anarchist goals. You may win with either of these types of goal, but not both.

Goal Cards

When a player plays a goal card, they may discard up to two goal cards that they previously had in play (but they don't have to).

Alliances

There are four 'intermediate classes': Students, Peasants, Self-Employed and Professionals. Each class must be one of the following: neutral, allied with capitalists, or allied with workers. At the start of the game, all four are neutral.

Class Cards

Class cards represent different social groups. They do not represent the numbers of people in the different social groups, rather they represent the political power of different classes at different times.

Card List

Racism

Event

Discard 1 Worker in play (from yourself or another player).

Sexism

Event

Discard 1 Worker in play (from yourself or another player).

Homophobia

Event

Discard 1 Worker in play (from yourself or another player).

Strike

Event

Discard 1 Capitalist in play (from yourself or another player).

Community Control

Event

Discard 1 Capitalist in play (from yourself or another player).

Summit Siege

Event

Discard 1 Capitalist in play (from yourself or another player).

Pollution

Event

Discard 1 Peasant in play (from yourself or another player).

No Room At the Top (Or In the Middle)

Event

Place this card on any Student, Self-Employed or Professional in play (in front of yourself or another player). This card is now a Worker.

No Room At the Top (Or In the Middle)

Event

Place this card on any Student, Self-Employed or Professional in play (in front of yourself or another player). This card is now a Worker.

Land Seizure

Event

Place this card on any Peasant in play (in front of yourself or another player). This Peasant is now a Worker.

Free Clinic

Event

You may only play this card when Students are allied with Workers. Put this card in front of any player (including yourself). It counts as a Worker. This card must be discardedc if Students ever ally with Capitalists (it does not discard if Students are neutral).

Legal Advice

Event

You may not play this card if Professionals are neutral. If Professionals are allied with Capitalists, discard 1 Worker or Peasant from any player (including yourself). If Professionals are allied with Workers, discard 1 Capitalist.

General Strike

Event

Every player with more Capitalists than Workers discards 1 Worker, if they have any. Every player with more Workers than Capitalists discards 1 Capitalist, if they have any. If a player has equal numbers of Workers and Capitalists, and the number is more than zero, they discard 1 of each.

Land Occupation

Event

Every player with more Capitalists than Peasants discards 1 Peasant, if they have any. Every player with more Peasants than Capitalists discards 1 Capitalist, if they have any. If a player has equal numbers of Workers and Capitalists, and the number is more than zero, they discard 1 of each. You cannot play this card if Peasants are allied with Capitalists.

Workers

Class

Workers

Class

Workers

Class

Workers

Class

Workers

Class

Workers

Class

Workers

Class

Workers

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Workers

Class

Workers

Class

Workers

Class

Workers

Class

Capitalists

Class

Capitalists

Class

Capitalists

Class

Capitalists

Class

Capitalists

Class

Capitalists

Class

Capitalists

Class

Capitalists

Class

Capitalists

Class

Capitalists

Class

Capitalists

Class

Capitalists

Class

Peasants

Class

Peasants

Class

Peasants

Class

Peasants

Class

Peasants

Class

Peasants

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Peasants

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Self-Employed

Class

Self-Employed

Class

Self-Employed

Class

Self-Employed

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Students

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Students

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Students

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Students

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Professionals

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Professionals

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Professionals

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Professionals

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Workers Compromise With Students

Alliance

Play this card on any player (including yourself) who has at least 1 Worker. You may only play this card when Students are allied with Workers. The player you choose may either discard 1 Worker, or place this card with the other alliances to indicate that Students are now neutral.

Compromise With Professionals

Alliance

Play this card on any player (including yourself) who has at least 1 Capitalist. You may only play this card when Professionals are allied with Capitalists. The player you choose may either discard 1 Capitalist, or place this card with the other alliances to indicate that Professionals are now neutral.

Crisis

Alliance

Professionals are allied with Capitalists. Peasants and Students are allied with Workers. Self-Employed are neutral.

neutrality

Alliance

Professionals, Peasants, Students and Self-Employed are all neutral.

Countintelpro

Alliance

You must discard one of your Students to play this card. Students are allied with Workers.

May 68

Alliance

Students are allied with Workers.

Exams

Alliance

Students are neutral.

Graduation

Alliance

Students are allied with Capitalists.

Foreclosure

Alliance

Self-Employed are alllied with Workers.

Mortgage

Alliance

Self-Employed are neutral.

Pyramid Scheme

Alliance

Self-Employed are allied with Capitalists.

MA In Icelandic Literature

Alliance

Professionals are allied with Workers.

Above Mere Politics

Alliance

Professionals are neutral.

Consultancy

Alliance

Professionals are allied with Capitalists.

Unity

Alliance

Peasants are allied with Workers

Insularity

Alliance

Peasants are neutral.

Feudalism

Alliance

Peasants are allied with Capitalists.

Maoism

Goal - Communist

You may not win if both Students and Professionals are allied with Capitalists. You may not win if Peasants are allied with Capitalists. You must have 3 out of the following 5 conditions: i) Peasants allied with Workers. ii) You have at least 1 Professional. iii) You have at least 1 Students iv) You have at least 4 Peasants v) You have more Peasants than Capitalists.

Maoism

Goal - Communist

You may not win if both Students and Professionals are allied with Capitalists. You may not win if Peasants are allied with Capitalists. You must have 3 out of the following 5 conditions: i) Peasants allied with Workers. ii) You have at least 1 Professional. iii) You have at least 1 Students iv) You have at least 4 Peasants v) You have more Peasants than Capitalists.

Bolshevism

Goal - Communist

You may not win if both Students and Professionals are allied with Capitalists. You must have 3 out of the following 4 conditions: i) You have at least 1 Professional. ii) You have at least 1 Students iii) You have at least 4 Workers. iv) You have more Workers than Capitalists.

Bolshevism

Goal - Communist

You may not win if both Students and Professionals are allied with Capitalists. You must have 3 out of the following 4 conditions: i) You have at least 1 Professional. ii) You have at least 1 Students iii) You have at least 4 Workers. iv) You have more Workers than Capitalists.

Insurrection

Goal - Anarchist

You may not win if Peasants are allied with Capitalists. You must have 3 of the following 5 conditions: i) Peasants allied with Workers. ii) You have at least 1 Worker. iii) You have at least 1 Peasant. iv) You have at least 6 Peasants, Workers, or a combination of Peasants and Workers. v) You have Peasants, Workers, or a combination, which is more than the number of Capitalists you have.

Insurrection

Goal - Anarchist

You may not win if Peasants are allied with Capitalists. You must have 3 of the following 5 conditions: i) Peasants allied with Workers. ii) You have at least 1 Worker. iii) You have at least 1 Peasant. iv) You have at least 6 Peasants, Workers, or a combination of Peasants and Workers. v) You have Peasants, Workers, or a combination, which is more than the number of Capitalists you have.

Syndicalism

Goal - Anarchist

You must have at least 6 Workers, and your total of Workers must be more than your total of Capitalists plus any groups that are allied with them.

Syndicalism

Goal - Anarchist

You must have at least 6 Workers, and your total of Workers must be more than your total of Capitalists plus any groups that are allied with them.

Zapatistas

Goal - Anarchist

You may not win if Peasants are allied with Capitalists. You must have at least 3 Peasants, and your total of Peasants must be more than the total of Capitalists plus any groups that are allied with them.

Zapatistas

Goal - Anarchist

You may not win if Peasants are allied with Capitalists. You must have at least 3 Peasants, and your total of Peasants must be more than the total of Capitalists plus any groups that are allied with them.

Franco

Goal - Capitalist

You may not win without at least 1 Capitalist. You must have 4 out of the following 6 conditions: i) Peasants allied with Capitalists. ii) Self-Employed allied with Capitalists. iii) You have at least 1 Peasant, and the Peasants are not allied with the Workers. iv) You have at least 1 Self-Employed, and Self-Employed are not allied with the Workers. v) You have at least 4 Capitalists. vi) You have more Capitalists than Workers.

Franco

Goal - Capitalist

You may not win without at least 1 Capitalist. You must have 4 out of the following 6 conditions: i) Peasants allied with Capitalists. ii) Self-Employed allied with Capitalists. iii) You have at least 1 Peasant, and the Peasants are not allied with the Workers. iv) You have at least 1 Self-Employed, and Self-Employed are not allied with the Workers. v) You have at least 4 Capitalists. vi) You have more Capitalists than Workers.

Henry Ford

Goal - Capitalist

You may not win without at least 1 Capitalist. You must have 2 out of the following 3 conditions: i) Self-Employed are allied with Capitalists and you have at least 1 Self-Employed. ii) You have at least 4 Capitalists. iii) You have more Capitalists than Workers.

Henry Ford

Goal - Capitalist

You may not win without at least 1 Capitalist. You must have 2 out of the following 3 conditions: i) Self-Employed are allied with Capitalists and you have at least 1 Self-Employed. ii) You have at least 4 Capitalists. iii) You have more Capitalists than Workers.

Bill Gates

Goal - Capitalist

You may not win without at least 1 Capitalist. You must have 2 out of the following 3 conditions: i) Professionals are allied with Capitalists and you have at least 1 Professional. ii) You have at least 4 Capitalists. iii) You have more Capitalists than Workers.

Bill Gates

Goal - Capitalist

You may not win without at least 1 Capitalist. You must have 2 out of the following 3 conditions: i) Professionals are allied with Capitalists and you have at least 1 Professional. ii) You have at least 4 Capitalists. iii) You have more Capitalists than Workers.