Deep State
Power Struggle
A fast table of hidden influence, public claims, and private leverage for 3-6 players.
Rules
General Actions
- Income: take 1 coin. Cannot be blocked or challenged.
- Public Funding: take 2 coins. Tech Billionaire can block it.
- Coup: pay 7 coins. Target loses influence. Cannot be blocked or challenged.
Deep State Roles
- Tech Billionaire
- Take 3. Block Public Funding.
- Ethics Investigator
- Pay 3 to Expose Scandal.
- Campaign Treasurer
- Steal 2. Block fund grabs.
- Chief of Staff
- Exchange influence. Block fund grabs.
- Press Secretary
- Block Expose Scandal.
Blocks
- Tech Billionaire blocks Public Funding.
- Press Secretary blocks Expose Scandal.
- Campaign Treasurer or Chief of Staff blocks Redirect Funds.
Challenges
Role actions and blocks can be challenged. A true claim is replaced from the deck and the challenger loses influence. A false claim fails and the claimant loses influence.
Table Limits
Rooms start with 3-6 players. A player with 10 or more coins must Coup.