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Junta

Junta

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Players represent various office holders in the ruling Junta. Depending upon his office and the various cards he holds, each player has a certain number of votes. These are important as they must first elect El Presidente and then vote on the budget that he proposes. Here's where it can get sticky. El Presidente draws cards face down from the money deck (which varies in denomination from $1 to $3) and must propose a budget for the year, distributing the money as he sees fit amongst the various offices. Of course, loyalty to him is usually rewarded, while those pesky "thorns in his side" are usually cut off completely. The beauty of all this, though, is that El Presidente can — and most always does — keep some of the loot for himself. And since no one but he knows the value of what he drew, no one knows how much he's keeping. Suspicion is always keen. Players may attempt to assassinate the other players by guessing where they will be from among five locations. Players who successfully assassinate another player take that player's money, as the only safe money is the money that has been deposited in a Swiss bank account, and the only way to get to the bank is to survive the assassination round. If the players are unhappy, and there is an excuse, they can call for a coup, where the opposition players seek to take control of a majority of the power centers. Rebel players control the forces of the role which they were assigned (e.g. army, navy, air force), and players loyal to El Presidente do the same, seeking to control the strongholds until the rebellion is quelled. The goal is to amass the greatest wealth secreted away in your Swiss bank account.

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BGID: 242
Category: Bluffing, Humor, Mafia, Negotiation, Political, Wargame
Time: 240 minutes
Designer: Eric Goldberg, Ben Grossman, Vincent Tsao
PrimaryName: Junta
Players: 2 - 7 players
Year: 2015
Artist: Larry Catalano, Peter Corless, Stephen Crane, Stefan Dick, James Dunn, Martin Hoffmann, Jon Rettich, Claus Stephan
Product Title: Junta
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Mechanics: Area Movement, Dice Rolling, Simultaneous Action Selection, Variable Player Powers, Voting
Ages: 16 and up
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Publisher: Alderac Entertainment Group
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