Class Struggle deck
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| Class Struggle | |
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| 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.
Special Rules
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
Actions
Racism
Action
Discard 1 Worker in play.
Sexism
Action
Discard 1 Worker in play.
Homophobia
Action
Discard 1 Worker in play.
Strike
Event
Discard 1 Capitalist in play.
Community Control
Action
Discard 1 Capitalist in play.
Summit Siege
Action
Discard 1 Capitalist in play.
Pollution
Action
Discard 1 Peasant in play.
No Room At the Top (Or In the Middle)
Action
Place this card on any Student, Self-Employed or Professional in play. This card is now a Worker.
No Room At the Top (Or In the Middle)
Action
Place this card on any Student, Self-Employed or Professional in play. This card is now a Worker.
Land Seizure
Action
Place this card on any Peasant in play. This Peasant is now a Worker.
Free Clinic
Action
You may only play this card when Students are allied with Workers. Put this card in play. It counts as a Worker. This card must be discarded if Students ever ally with Capitalists (it does not discard if Students are neutral).
Legal Advice
Action
You may not play this card if Professionals are neutral. If Professionals are allied with Capitalists, discard 1 Worker or Peasant in play. If Professionals are allied with Workers, discard 1 Capitalist.
General Strike
Action
Only playable if there is at least one Worker and at least one Capitalist. Discard 1 of whichever has less in play, or 1 of each if they're equal.
Land Occupation
Action
Only playable if there is at least one Peasant and at least one Capitalist, and Peasants aren't allied with Capitalists. Discard 1 of whichever has less in play, or 1 of each if they're equal.
Workers Compromise With Students
Action
Only playable if there is at least 1 Worker. You may only play this card when Students are allied with Workers. Choose another player. They choose to either discard 1 Worker, or make Students neutral.
Compromise With Professionals
Action
Only playable if there is at least 1 Capitalist. You may only play this card when Professionals are allied with Capitalists. Choose another player. They choose to either discard 1 Capitalist, or make Professionals neutral.
Crisis
Action
Professionals are allied with Capitalists. Peasants and Students are allied with Workers. Self-Employed are neutral.
neutrality
Action
Professionals, Peasants, Students and Self-Employed are all neutral.
Countintelpro
Action
Only usable if there is at least 1 Student in play. Discard 1 Student. Students are allied with Workers.
May 68
Action
Students are allied with Workers.
Exams
Action
Students are neutral.
Graduation
Action
Students are allied with Capitalists.
Foreclosure
Action
Self-Employed are alllied with Workers.
Mortgage
Action
Self-Employed are neutral.
Pyramid Scheme
Action
Self-Employed are allied with Capitalists.
MA In Icelandic Literature
Action
Professionals are allied with Workers.
Above Mere Politics
Action
Professionals are neutral.
Consultancy
Action
Professionals are allied with Capitalists.
Unity
Action
Peasants are allied with Workers
Insularity
Action
Peasants are neutral.
Feudalism
Action
Peasants are allied with Capitalists.
Things
Workers
Thing
Workers
Thing
Workers
Thing
Workers
Thing
Workers
Thing
Workers
Thing
Workers
Thing
Workers
Thing
Workers
Thing
Workers
Thing
Workers
Thing
Workers
Thing
Capitalists
Thing
Capitalists
Thing
Capitalists
Thing
Capitalists
Thing
Capitalists
Thing
Capitalists
Thing
Capitalists
Thing
Capitalists
Thing
Capitalists
Thing
Capitalists
Thing
Capitalists
Thing
Capitalists
Thing
Peasants
Thing
Peasants
Thing
Peasants
Thing
Peasants
Thing
Peasants
Thing
Peasants
Thing
Peasants
Thing
Self-Employed
Thing
Self-Employed
Thing
Self-Employed
Thing
Self-Employed
Thing
Students
Thing
Students
Thing
Students
Thing
Students
Thing
Professionals
Thing
Professionals
Thing
Professionals
Thing
Professionals
Thing
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.
