Secret Hitler

Description

--- **Secret Hitler** is a social deduction game of intrigue and betrayal in 1930s Germany, pitting majority liberals against fascists including Secret Hitler. (18 words) Key mechanics include: - *Hidden roles* Players secretly assigned as liberals (majority), fascists, or Secret Hitler. - *Faction revelation* Fascists open eyes to identify each other; Hitler signals with thumb up but remains unaware of allies. - *Government elections* Players vote to select President and Chancellor each round. - *Policy enactment* Elected officials draw and enact random liberal or fascist laws from a deck. - *Escalating powers* Fascist policies unlock government abilities to sow chaos. - *Asymmetric wins* Liberals: enact 5 liberal policies or assassinate Hitler; fascists: 6 fascist policies or elect Hitler chancellor post-3 fascist policies. Secret Hitler is a dramatic social deduction board game of political intrigue and betrayal set in 1930s Germany, where players receive secret roles: liberals form the majority, opposed by a minority of fascists including one Secret Hitler. At setup, fascists reveal themselves to one another while keeping eyes closed, with Secret Hitler signaling his identity via thumb up—thus fascists know Hitler, but he remains ignorant of his cabal, and liberals know nothing. Gameplay proceeds in rounds of electing a President and Chancellor, who collaboratively enact a policy drawn blindly from a deck of liberal or fascist laws. Fascist policies erode trust, prompting deduction about betrayals versus luck, and progressively activate potent government powers that fascists exploit for disruption unless liberals steer toward recovery. Liberals secure victory by enacting five liberal policies or assassinating Secret Hitler; fascists triumph by passing six fascist policies or installing Hitler as Chancellor once three fascist policies have advanced. ---