Kremlin (board game)

"Kremlin" is a board game parody of Soviet government. It was designed by Urs Hostettler and released in 1988 by Avalon Hill. In 1989, "Kremlin" won the Origins Award for "Best Boardgame Covering the Period 1900-1946".

Gameplay

Each player controls a number of "politician cards" depicting caricatures of Soviet politicians. These are arranged in a pyramid on the game board, representing a hierarchy of power. Players promote, demote and exile these politicians in order to maneuver their own politicians to the top of the pyramid. Each turn, the Party Chief "waves" from the rostrum during the October Parade. If a player's politician waves three years (non-consecutive), that player wins. Additionally, politicians age and each year there is a chance they will die. If no player is able to wave three times, the player with the highest ranking politician wins at the end of the health phase of the 11th turn.

Expansions

In 1989, Avalon Hill released "Kremlin: Revolution!", which added cards depicting the real people and events at the birth of the Soviet Union.

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