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The year is 1932.

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The place: pre-WWII Germany.

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In Secret Hitler, five to ten players form the nation's political elite

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and each has a secret allegiance.

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The Liberal team has a narrow majority

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and must work together to keep the Fascist team from gaining power.

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Their goal is to root out the imposters in their midst

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and stop a charismatic, evil dictator before the Fascists can elect him chancellor.

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Each round, players must elect a President and Chancellor from their ranks.

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The President and Chancellor work together in secret to enact a policy

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but there is an element of randomness.

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The President draws three cards from a deck containing a mix of liberal and fascist policies.

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Only the President and Chancellor know what cards they saw.

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If the government enacts a fascist policy, players must decide who to trust

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perhaps there was an unlucky draw, and they had no choice

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or perhaps the table elected a fascist government.

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With each fascist policy passed, the government gains new powers

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allowing the President to investigate party loyalties

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meddle in elections

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and assassinate their political rivals.

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Even the Liberals will be tempted to pass fascist laws to gain new powers.

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If the liberals can find and kill Hitler, or enact five liberal policies

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they manage to pull the country back from the brink of war.

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But if six fascist policies are enacted, or if Hitler is elected chancellor

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the fascist party seizes power and the liberals are defeated.

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The clock is ticking.

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Can you find your allies and forge the bonds of trust necessary to stem the rising tide of fascism?

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Can you steer the government along the narrow path, taking only as much power as you need to pull back from the brink of war?

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Can you find and stop the Secret Hitler?