"Secret Hitler" is an amazing game

We spent a very happy few hours last night playing the game “Secret Hitler”. Its a role playing game where fascists (plus Hitler) take on liberals. The job of the liberals is to find out who they are and then band together and use their superior numbers to pass liberal policies. The job of the fascists is to disrupt all this and get their policies passed. If fascists get Hitler elected as chancellor they win. If the liberals get to shoot Hitler they win. The gameplay seems rather complicated when you start, but after a while the process of holding elections and passing policies gets to be second nature. Then you can get on with the lying and chicanery.

It’s not really a comment on politics. It could just as easily be Sharks vs Jets or ketchup vs mayo. However, it does set up some very interesting gameplay which kept us very engaged. If you fancy having a go you can even download and print your own copy. Well worth a look.