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Asymmetric Politico-Economic Euro2023
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Asymmetric Politico-Economic Euro

Hegemony: Lead Your Class to Victory

Four classes fight over one economy, and nobody gets to play it safe.

3.9 out of 53.9/5

Designed by Vangelis Bagiartakis and Varnavas Timotheou · 2023

Players2-4
Play time90-180 min
WeightHeavy
Ages14+
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The verdict

One of the most thrilling asymmetric games out there if you've got three committed people and an evening to burn. It punishes casual interest hard, so know what you're signing up for.

Best for: A regular group of four who like heavy games and a bit of table politics

The full review

What it is

Here's the pitch. You and up to three others each take a class in a modern economy: Working, Middle, Capitalist, or the State. You run wildly different engines, and you're all yanking on the same levers. Wages, taxes, prices, policy. When the Working Class strikes or the State hikes taxes, everyone feels it. Reviewers keep landing on the same word for it: authentic. The theme isn't paint, it's the gears.

The catch

Now the honest part. This is a heavy beast, weight around 4.1 on BGG, and it doesn't ease you in. The rulebook is shorter than you'd fear, but learning four asymmetric roles is the real climb, and swapping classes means relearning a chunk each time. First plays sprawl past three hours, sometimes toward five at full count. Folks also flag the Middle Class as the trickiest seat and a stingy money supply at four players. It badly wants a steady group.

Who it's for

So who's this for? People who treat a four-hour game as a feature, not a warning, and who have three friends willing to come back and get good with you. Get that, and reviewers call it one of the best things they've played, finishes landing a point apart, stories every time. Show up casual or short a player and it'll bite. Bring patience and a crew, and few games hit like it.

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