User:Claxhanson/process

First attempt at merging :

In the not too distant future, the established democratic system is facing one of its biggest turning points. Traditional political parties struggle to keep their grip on their prestige, and new forces supported by pervasive strategies arise from the cyberspace.

Soon, elections are approaching, and you, the leader of a political faction running for presidency, have the task to build and strengthen your empire.

While the global society is being shaken up by one crisis after another, you have managed to amass a considerable amount of influence in the turbulent online landscape. Your position has many perks, but you need to be vigilant to keep enjoying it: the internet is a living organism, and it has a very short attention span.

Media spaces are full of mercenaries, standing and moving from a side to another, nourishing discord and polarization on the platform.s they own: these advertisement tactics are pivotal instruments in this run for power.

Whether you are taking action for a higher cause or whether you’re in it for yourself, you need to use all your resources to expose your opponents or make them disappear into insignificance. To be successful, you must either destroy the influence of your rivals, or drive them into political irrelevance.

No matter what your strategy is, know this: you can trust no one.

Game rules

Set up

Shuffle the ally cards and give two allies to each player. Players can always look back at their cards but must keep them secret. Place the remaining cards in the middle of the play area as the deck.

Give each player 2 tokens. Each player's tokens must be kept visible. Place the remaining tokens in the middle of the play area as the Treasury.

Influence

Facedown cards in front of a player represent who their allies during this election. These characters will be what gives the player influence.

Every time a player loses an influence they have to turn over and reveal one of their allies. They can chose to read their description.

Each player always chooses which of their own allies they wish to reveal when they lose its influence.

When a player has lost all their influence they are exiled and out of the game.

Game play

The game is played in turns in clockwise order. Each turn a player chooses one action only.
(After the action is chosen other players have an opportunity to challenge or counteract that action, more on that coming)
A player may not pass.

You can choose between different types of action, depending on what you can afford :

A_ General Actions :

These actions are available to anyone, independly of their allies.

1. Collect 1 visibility boost :
You can collect one token to get a visibility boost

2. Find new funding : 
You can collect two tokens (two visibility boosts) and get new funding 

3. Block one of your opponents' ally :
If you've have accumulated enough influence (7 tokens), you can use this power to strip one of you opponents of one of their allies.

B_ THE ALLIES' actions

If you choose to call one of your allies to Action, you must claim that the required character is on one of your faced down cards. You could be telling the truth or you could be bluffing. You will not need to reveal any of your allies unless you are challenged. If you're not challenged then you automatically succeed. (We’ll get you elected ! ;))

The influencer (Can collect 3 visibilty boosts + block someone, if you feel like it, whenever they’re collecting fundings)

- Alex Peterson
- Lord kek
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The lobbyist (can pay three tokens and take down an opponents’ ally, can be blocked by the whistleblower)

- India Wintory - You’re typical logically fallacious masculinist that spreads fake news with the support of his alt right party https://www.bellica.fr/karma-julien-rochedy-applaudit-le-viol-et-le-meurtre-delin-krantz-en-laccusant-a-tort-de-militantisme-gauchiste/ https://wiki-dissidence.org/julien-rochedy/ -

The troll (can steal two coins from another player + can block a stealing)

- XEN, the Anonymous troll (can steal 1 funding -two tokens- from another player + can block similar transactions) - Lord kek

The CEO (can exchange card with pile + block a stealing)

- Elijah Kendrick, CEO of Cassandra - Machine drift

The whistleblower (Can turn over the loss of an ally)

- Alicia Ahmed - Conspiracy card : The *flat earthers* community has joined you.