DICTATOR
DRAFT
History's strongmen. Drafted into your cabinet. Trait synergies decide who rules.
You always want the high-Power pick. But the high-Power pick locks you into a build that the next pick has to support.
Players Required
The Roles
10 archetypes
The Mustache
Power 9. Paranoid + Ideologue. Anti-synergizes with 5 archetypes — high-risk pick.
The Eternal Son
Power 6. Dynastic + Cult-of-Personality. Boosts other Dynastic picks dramatically.
The Orange Tycoon
Power 5. Populist + Kleptocrat. Wildly variable — feast or famine.
The Desert Strongman
Power 7. Charismatic + Militarist. Splashable, high floor.
The Generalissimo
Power 9. Ideologue + Militarist. Strongest alone — but punishing in mixed cabinets.
The Chairman
Power 8. Ideologue + Cult-of-Personality. The ideological backbone.
The Caudillo
Power 6. Charismatic + Populist. Cheap, splashable, reliable.
The Iron Lady
Power 7. Charismatic + Ideologue. Anti-Generalissimo synergy.
The Ayatollah
Power 8. Ideologue + Cult-of-Personality. Pairs lethally with The Chairman.
The Marshal
Power 7. Militarist + Paranoid. Flexible powerhouse.
How a Round Plays
Snake draft
Players take turns picking from the 24 archetype cards. 4 picks per player.
Cabinet form
Lock in your 4 archetypes. Trait tags revealed.
Crisis 1
A Crisis card flips. Each player secretly assigns 2 cabinet members. Reveal simultaneously.
Synergy resolution
Trait synergies and conflicts apply. Crisis resolves. Power tokens awarded.
Crises 2 & 3
Repeat. Power score tallied. Most Power wins.
Win Conditions
Most Power
Highest Power token total after 3 Crises.
Designer Notes
The deck-building/drafting decisions matter as much as the play. Trait synergy creates real strategic depth — you can't just grab the highest Power scores. Some archetypes are "splashable" (work with anything), some are "all-in" (need specific partners).
Strategy
- Don't hoard Power scoresA 9+9 build with anti-synergy nets ~12. A 6+6 with synergy nets ~16.
- Hate-draftIf your opponent has The Chairman, take The Ayatollah even if you don't need it.
- Splashable picks lateThe Caudillo and Desert Strongman are great in pick 3–4 to fill gaps.
Ready to Play?
Pass-and-play offline with friends, or host an online room and play cross-device with anyone.