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Game Idea Rules – POWER

  1. Setup
    • All players get 2 character cards that say what they can do throughout the game, and remaining cards get put into a pile in the middle. Then they all get 4 dollars to start the game, and the rest of the dollars get put into the middle of the game.
  2. Objective(s)
    • The objective of the game is to be the last player standing, and overthrow all your opponents. By collecting dollars, BLUFFING, and spending dollars to “overthrow” your competition you can win.
  3. Actions players take
    • All players can perform ONE action per turn, and there are basic actions without using a special position. These actions include: collecting 2 dollars per turn, and spending a total of 8 dollars to overthrow someone.
      • Overthrowing: Once you have overthrown another player, they must flip one of their cards, that they choose, up and keep it there the remainder of the game, and this card is dead and cannot be used.
    • Calling Bluff, an action anyone can perform after any player’s action is called bluff, but cannot be done to another player if it is not their turn performing an action.
      • If you call bluff and they are NOT bluffing, one of your character cards becomes dead
      • If you call bluff, and they ARE bluffing one of their character cards becomes dead and cannot be used.
    • But, each player is equipped with 2 characters that have different actions they can perform:
      • Lawyer: Can call a person’s bluff without losing one of their cards.
      • Banker: Can take more than up to three dollars per turn
      • Politician: Can go through the extra deck of cards and swap one character for another
      • CEO: Can overthrow someone during their turn for 4 dollars
      • Businessman: Can block someone’s “overthrow” to themselves
  4. Ending the game (win, lose states)
    • The ending of the game is when there is one person left who is not overthrown, and that is the winner. Players are only out of the game if both of their cards are flipped.
  5. Examples
    • During your turn, you would say “I am the Banker, so I am going to take 3 dollars” and if weather or not you are bluffing you can take the 3 dollars, UNLESS someone calls your bluff.
      • If you ARE the banker, you would flip your card and reveal you are not lying, so your opponent who called you out would lose one of their positions, and flip one of their cards face up for the remainder of the game
      • If you are NOT the banker, you would flip whatever card you would rather lose, and since you lied and was caught you only have one position the rest of the game.