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SHASN

SHASN

Memesys Culture Lab · 2021
3–590–120 min12+ yrs2.9/5 complexity7.3 BGG#4.509 BGG1,8 KStrategy
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SHASN is a political strategy board game where every player takes on the role of a politician in the midst of a political campaign. With each turn, players must draw an Ideology Card and take stands on divisive and urgent political issues.

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SHASN is a political strategy board game where every player takes on the role of a politician in the midst of a political campaign. With each turn, players must draw an Ideology Card and take stands on divisive and urgent political issues. These choices will help them gather resources to influence voters or purchase strategic powers. Players can build diverse Ideologies with every policy decision, to best reflect their beliefs and play style. As they progress in the game, players must choose between sticking to their ideals or molding them as per their needs. In a game of trading, coercion, and strategy, players must do whatever it takes to survive and dominate.

The map is split into 9 zones with each zone having a different voter-count required to form a majority. The player with the highest majority votes - when all majorities are formed - wins the game. To influence voters, players will need unique combinations of the four resources at their disposal - (campaign) Funds, Media (attention), (public) Trust and (street) Clout. At the beginning of their turn, each player must answer an Ideology Card. Every answer on an Ideology Card belongs to one Ideologue. There are four Ideologues in the game - The Capitalist, The Showstopper, The Supremo, and The Idealist. As players collect more cards belonging to one Ideologue, they will unlock new powers that can help them cement their own positions or destabilize opponents.

Players must constantly juggle with the trade-off of giving answers that grant them the resources they need in that moment or investing in long term strategy with answers that strengthen their Ideologies to unlock greater combos later in the game.

Players must also navigate the effects of Headlines (triggered by placing Vters in volatile zones) and Conspiracy Cards (which can be purchased at any time in the game), providing them with a wide toolset to seize power or throw a spanner in the works of a rival.

Placing you in the shoes of a politician, the gameplay is often aggressive, action-packed and laden with long-term strategy building

game anatomy
Complexity2.9 / 5
BGG rating7.3 / 10
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Strategy
Language dependence
Extensive text — heavy translation needed
Play time
90–120 min
Players
3–5
Recommended age
12+ yrs
BGG rank
#4.509
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Q3How do you play SHASN?
SHASN is a negotiation game, for 3–5 players, taking ~90–120 minutes, featuring alliances. Check the Rules tab for setup, gameplay, and scoring, or ask Trișache anything about SHASN — our AI assistant built by howtoplay.ro and trained specifically on board game rulebooks.
Q4How many players does SHASN support?
SHASN is played by 3–5 players.
Q5How long does a game of SHASN take?
A game of SHASN takes about 90–120 minutes. (The first game doesn't count. It never counts.)
Q6What age is SHASN for?
SHASN is recommended from age 12.
Q7How complex is SHASN?
SHASN has a BoardGameGeek complexity of 2.9 out of 5.
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