Ministry of Favorites

There’s a board/shared map with different ROLES one could play in government.

On your turn, you can either EXECUTE a role (you own) or PROPOSE a new minister.

Execute

Execute the special power of a minister you own.

The trick here is that every ROLE does something, and every MINISTER does something, and that synergy is how you can get powerful combos (if you play well).

For example: The “Minister of Economy” (role) allows earning money. You might play a Minister to it that says “If my role generates something, I double it.” => Ta da, you get double money.

Another role might allow you to draw more ministers into your hand, or get extra power when voting, etcetera.

Propose

Place the new minister below an open role.

If nobody else proposed anyone for that role, you get it.
Otherwise (if there are multiple proposals this round), you … vote?

Everyone simply has a few markers to mark ministers as being “theirs”. Once someone is accepted, this marker moves to the role card—slotting into it nicely—to signal they’ve been appointed and just because it looks better.

You must often use those special powers to “kill” or “remove” people in other roles, or sway votes, or even add/remove entire roles in general.

More Ideas

@IDEA: Maybe this is timebound too? Player markers show a number/symbol that registers when that minister was appointed. They automatically leave once the general clock reaches that spot again?

And, of course, special powers can make this speed up or keep someone in office a year longer.

@IDEA: Different laws/event cards that pop up give different weight/votes to different roles? So there might be a law that is about nature and climate, and the “Minister of Nature” votes while “Minister of Education” does not get a vote?

@IDEA (has potential, needs finetuning): If you vote the WRONG THING, you lose your post? Example, if there’s a vote that ends up going NO, but you voted YES, then that minister is immediately gone?

@IDEA: Maybe there’s one “permanent role” (the President) which must always be owned by someone. Their special power, which they must execute on their turn, is to “fill the empty jobs” (allow people to propose candidates and/or handle the vote here)

Inspired by Donald Trump’s shuffling with appointed ministers. Also inspired by the general idea that appointing people loyal to you, at the right times, in the right locations, is all that matters for full power.

There's a board/shared map with different ROLES one could play in government. On your turn, you can either EXECUTE a role (you own) or PROPOSE a new minister. ## Execute Execute the special power of a minister you own. The **trick** here is that every ROLE does something, and every MINISTER does something, and that _synergy_ is how you can get powerful combos (if you play well). > For example: The "Minister of Economy" (role) allows earning money. You might play a Minister to it that says "If my role generates something, I double it." => Ta da, you get double money. Another role might allow you to draw more ministers into your hand, or get extra power when voting, etcetera. ## Propose Place the new minister below an open role. * If nobody else proposed anyone for that role, you get it. * Otherwise (if there are multiple proposals this round), you ... vote? Everyone simply has a few markers to mark ministers as being "theirs". Once someone is accepted, this marker moves to the _role_ card---slotting into it nicely---to signal they've been appointed and just because it looks better. You must often use those special powers to "kill" or "remove" people in other roles, or sway votes, or even add/remove entire _roles_ in general. ## More Ideas **@IDEA:** Maybe this is timebound too? Player markers show a number/symbol that registers _when_ that minister was appointed. They automatically leave once the general clock reaches that spot again? * And, of course, special powers can make this speed up or keep someone in office a year longer. **@IDEA:** Different laws/event cards that pop up give different weight/votes to different roles? So there might be a law that is about nature and climate, and the "Minister of Nature" votes while "Minister of Education" does not get a vote? **@IDEA** (has potential, needs finetuning): If you vote the WRONG THING, you lose your post? Example, if there's a vote that ends up going NO, but you voted YES, then that minister is immediately _gone_? **@IDEA:** Maybe there's one "permanent role" (the President) which must always be owned by someone. Their special power, which they must execute on their turn, is to "fill the empty jobs" (allow people to propose candidates and/or handle the vote here) _Inspired by Donald Trump's shuffling with appointed ministers. Also inspired by the general idea that appointing people loyal to you, at the right times, in the right locations, is all that matters for full power._