- It's my turn, what should I do?
- When it's your turn, start by drawing 2 cards from the deck in the middle. Then, you can divide the cards in your hand into 2 groups: one group for Community and Partisan cards, and another group for Political and Propaganda cards. Each turn, you may play 4 cards total—2 from each group. *If you have accumulated too many cards from one group, you may play up to 3 cards from that single group.* *If you wish, you can pass without playing any cards.*
- How can I form a Community set?
- Each Community card has its own color and number. Some communities can be completed with 2 cards, while others require 4. To complete a Community set, you must place the required number of cards for that community in front of you. Having the cards only in your hand does not count; only cards placed on the table are valid. You can use Partisan cards to complete a Community set by finding a matching color, or use the ‘Spineless’ partisan that matches any color. Keep two key points in mind: *Completed sets cannot be broken by you.* *Sets made entirely of Partisan cards are not valid.*
- How do I calculate my Voting Power?
- The value of the sets you complete determines your Voting Power. For example, if you complete a 2-piece blue set with Propaganda Power 4, your Voting Power is 4. *You do not gain 8 Voting Power by multiplying pieces and power [(Set Number) × (Propaganda Power)].* Regardless of the number of cards, your Voting Power equals the set’s Propaganda Power, so the Blue set grants 4 Voting Power.
- How do I use the Principle Deviation card?
- The Principle Deviation card lets you swap one of the Community cards in front of another player with one of your own Community cards. Partisan cards cannot be used in this swap.
- How do I hold a Rally?
- To hold a Rally, you must first have a Community card in your field. If you play a Rally card that matches the color of your Community card, you demand PG from your opponents equal to that Community card’s Rally Power. As the number of your Community cards increases, their Rally Power also increases. When holding a Rally, you can combine other political cards and execute a wild strategy to create big influence.
- How do I use a Partisan card?
- Partisan cards complement Community cards of the same color. You can place them alone in the field or attach them under a matching Community card. Note that changing the position of a Partisan card costs 1 move.
- How do I use a Defamation card?
- There are two types of Defamation cards: those played on Community sets and those played on Propaganda Accumulation. Defamation on a Community set reduces that set’s Voting Power (the amount is stated on the card). Defamation on Propaganda Accumulation neutralizes all affected cards until cleared. You can also play a Defamation card from your hand right before an opponent wins to try to block their victory.
- Can two Defamation cards be played on the same set?
- Yes, multiple Defamation cards can be played on the same set.
- Can a set's Voting Power drop below zero with a Defamation card?
- No, a set’s Voting Power cannot fall below zero.
- How do I use the Pure Milk Spilling card?
- You can play the Pure Milk Spilling card on your turn like other Political cards. You may destroy any Defamation card, including those played on your opponents.
- How do I use the Ayran Spilling card?
- Use the Ayran Spilling card to destroy a card from an opponent’s Propaganda Accumulation, just like other Political cards. You may pick any card from that deck, and you do not have to show the deck to other players.
- Can I destroy two Defamation cards with one Pure Milk Spilling card?
- No, each Pure Milk Spilling card can destroy only 1 Defamation card.
- How do I use the Populism Wave card?
- The Populism Wave card can be used only during a Rally as a one-time effect. After using the card, discard it.
- How do I use the Pool Media card?
- The Pool Media card can be used only during a Rally as a one-time effect. After using the card, discard it.
- Can I use both the Populism Wave and Pool Media cards in the same Rally?
- Yes, you can combine these two cards in any Rally. When calculating, first add the Populism Wave bonus to your Rally Power, then apply the Pool Media bonus. [e.g., 2(1RP + 4RP)]
- How do I play the Refutation card?
- Unlike most cards, the Refutation card can be played from your hand even when it’s not your turn. It can be used against a political card or a combination of political cards.
- Can I block a Defamation card with a Refutation card?
- No, the Refutation card is ineffective against Defamation cards.
- Can Refutation cards be played against each other?
- Yes. You can Refute an opponent’s political card, but your opponent can also Refute your Refutation. The player who plays the last Refutation card wins the duel.
- How do I play the Separation of Powers Trilogy card?
- Discard the card, draw two cards from the deck, reset your move count, and play again.
- How do I play the Conjuncture Eclipse card?
- Use this card to discard all of a player’s Propaganda Accumulation.
- How do I play the Puppet Mastery card?
- Place the Puppet Mastery card on top of an opponent’s completed set to share that set’s Voting Power. If the set is broken, Puppet Mastery falls and is discarded.
- How do I play the Bourgeois Sympathy card?
- If you don’t like your hand, reset it by discarding the Bourgeois Sympathy card together with your hand, then draw 5 new cards.
- How do I play the Leadership Trait and Surveyor Leaning cards?
- Leadership Trait and Surveyor Leaning behave like Community cards in your field. They act as standalone sets, granting the owning player +1 or −1 Voting Power. You may place Surveyor Leaning in an opponent’s field.
- Can I break an opponent's set with the Nepotism Twist, Principle Deviation, or Origin Shift cards?
- No, these cards cannot be used on completed sets.
- How do I use the Apolitical Wave card?
- Apolitical Wave lets you take one Community card from each player’s field. You cannot break completed sets or take Partisan cards. You choose which cards to take.
- How do I use the Totalitarian Corruption card?
- Totalitarian Corruption lets you take two Community cards from each player’s field. You cannot break completed sets or take Partisan cards. Your opponents choose which cards to give.
- I am poisoned by Power Poisoning. Can I draw a card even if I don't play this turn?
- No, you cannot even play a Refutation card during this turn. The poison wears off only when the player who poisoned you plays again.
- How do I use the Bone Bargaining card?
- Bone Bargaining is used to swap completed sets.
- Can I play the Bone Outgrowth, Bone Bargaining, or Unstamped Votes cards on incomplete sets?
- No, these cards can be played only on completed sets.
- Can I take back cards I’ve already played?
- No, you cannot take back cards once they’ve been played.
- Can I make a payment with a Community or Partisan card?
- Yes, but you cannot break a set to make a payment. You may do so only if you have no other options and no other cards in your field.
- An opponent demanded PG from me, but I have no cards in my field. What should I do?
- If you have no cards in your field, you are not obligated to pay. You are not responsible for an opponent’s strategic mistake or disadvantage.
- I want to move one of my Partisan cards. What should I do?
- You must spend 1 move to change a Partisan card’s position. To move a Partisan belonging to a set, replace it with another suitable card without breaking the set.
- I completed a set using Partisan cards, but now I want to replace the Partisan with a Community card from my hand and use the Partisan in another set. What should I do?
- If your set is completed, place a different suitable card to free the Partisan; the Partisan is freed but does not return to your hand. Placing the Partisan in another set costs 1 move.
- Can I complete a set with only Partisan cards?
- No, you need at least 1 Community card to complete a set.
- A set that was defamed has been broken. What happens to the Defamation card?
- In such cases, the Defamation card is discarded.
- Can I use a Flying Partisan card to break my opponent's completed set?
- No. Flying Partisan cards cannot break completed sets; they can be used only on independent and incomplete Partisan cards.
- How do I use the Activist Salutation card?
- Use Activist Salutation to cancel an ongoing Rally; play it from your hand while your opponent is rallying. All cards involved in that Rally—such as Pool Media and Populism Wave—are also canceled and discarded.
- How do I use the Conflict of Interest card?
- Use Conflict of Interest to remove any Partisan card from opponents’ fields.
- How do I use the Plunderer’s Trick card?
- Plunderer’s Trick lets you take PG equal to the total number of Community and Partisan cards in front of each player.
- How do I use the Power Poisoning card?
- When you place Power Poisoning in front of another player, they cannot play until your turn comes again. If Power Poisoning is also played on you, the player you poisoned likewise cannot play until you play again.
- What does the Proletariat Empathy card do?
- Proletariat Empathy makes an opponent discard all cards in their hand.
- What does the Hammer’s Return card do?
- Hammer’s Return lets you take any Partisan card from opponents’ fields. You cannot break completed sets.
- What does the Artist’s Output card do?
- Placing Artist’s Output on an opponent’s Community set prevents that set from being used in a Rally.
- What does the Political Intermediary card do?
- Political Intermediary forces every player to pass their hand to the next player. Players with no cards are not required to pass anything.