[Game Direction, Narrative & Game Design]
Hegemony, Shadows of Power is a game for 3 to 6 people, in which players assume the role of powerful Leaders who strive to impose their power and have their Cause become a reality. To do so, Leaders must strategically spend their resources, generate alliances, and battle other leaders. The game mixes hand management, negotiation, alliances, bluffing, variable player powers, and sudden game twists (Take That!), in extremely engaging matches that last between 30 and 60 minutes. Players will form shifting alliances and try to be on the winning side as often as possible. If necessary, they will even betray their previous allies. Whoever gathers 10 or more Cause Points at the end of a round, or has the most Cause Points when the Challenge Deck runs out, wins the game. It’s possible for more than one player to reach the victory criteria in the same round, in which case all who managed to do so are declared the winners. Players can negotiate and coordinate to achieve this, but they can also betray each other in their common path to victory.
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