Hegemony: Lead Your Class to Victory

The Nation is in flames. The welfare system is gutted, capitalists are bleeding profits, the middle class is vanishing, and the State is drowning in debt. Into this mess steps... you. Hegemony: Lead Your Class to Victory is an asymmetric politico-economic card-driven board game for 2–4 players where you take on the role of one of four socio-economic groups in a fictional state: the Working Class, the Middle Class, the Capitalist Class, or the State itself.

The Working Class controls the workers, fighting for social reforms. The Capitalist Class owns the companies and fights for the free market. The Middle Class straddles both worlds—its workers can labor in capitalist companies or build their own smaller businesses. The State tries to keep everyone happy with benefits and subsidies, but must balance the budget through taxes or spiral into debt. Each class has separate victory goals, but all are constrained by a web of policies—Taxation, Labor Market, Foreign Trade, and more—that shape every move you make.

Voting on policies and using influence to shift them is just as critical as your economy. You’ll need careful planning, strategic actions, and political maneuvering to increase your class’s power and push your agenda forward. Will you side with the workers, the corporations, the government, or pursue your own ruthless vision no matter the cost? Hegemony is deeply rooted in real-world academic principles like Social-Democracy, Neoliberalism, Nationalism, and Globalism, letting you see their practical effects through engaging, cutthroat gameplay. The Extended Edition includes the Crisis & Control expansion, adding even more chaos and strategy. There are many paths to hegemony—which one will you take?