Autocracy or Autarchy (noun) ôˈtäkrəsē/
– a system of government by one person with absolute power
– a country, state, or society governed by one person with absolute power
I am the autocrat in my company, GAFA. No, I’m not… Vali and I are two autocrats with absolute power over one support despot, code-name Manu. We take turns into ordering him around, in case he’d like to take a break.
As the Supreme Autocrat of GAFA, I declare we reached the point where you found out about what stood behind our decision to create Absolutism.
Now you need to find out more about how to play it.
Absolutism is a party game consisting of two decks of cards: the RED cards (ABSOLUTE SCENARIOS) and the YELLOW cards (UNCONVENTIONAL SOLUTIONS).
The first deck of cards (RED cards) contains 90 totalitarian society scenarios, 5 RE-EDUCATION cards, and 5 NATIONALIZATION cards.
The second deck of cards (YELLOW cards) contains 300 possibilities to solve those scenarios in humorous
ways. The game allows you to have fun while imagining the extreme disadvantages of life under a totalitarian regime.
This YELLOW deck of cards also contains 5 COUP D’ÉTAT cards, 5 SECRET POLICE WARRANTS, and 5 BRIBE cards.
Absolutism presents you with scenarios of daily life in a totalitarian society, and the goal is to find creative solutions. But as no sane solutions can save you in a real dictatorship, in Absolutism your solutions will be absurd and hilarious.
The game is deceptively simple, yet it gives a deep understanding of a totalitarian way-of-life using a dark humor approach. It is a card game with two decks of cards and some BADGES OF HONOUR to award those who have proved to be most despotically-inclined, so to say.
The Party Leader who draws a NATIONALIZATION RED card will be decorated by the Always Victorious Party for his/her contribution to the glory of the Motherland, with a Badge of Honor.
Absolutism – An absolute game for people without shame.