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Tax the Rich

Game ID: GID0452196
Game Info
Year
2025
Players
3-6
Age
14+
Playtime
30 min
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Description

Satirical trick-taking card game where players bid for trump and can trigger a revolution flipping the social hierarchy so lowest cards become most powerful

Description

Satirical trick-taking card game where players bid for trump and can trigger a revolution flipping the social hierarchy so lowest cards become most powerful

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Sentiment: pos 1 · mix 1 · neu 0 · neg 0
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Video 0djDNO3kZ-k Playthrough at 10:09 sentiment: mixed
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Overall sentiment (raw)
mixed
Pros
  • strong thematic integration (feminism and class commentary)
  • interactive negotiation and alliance-building adds social dynamic
  • humor and cultural references keep the session engaging
  • supports an advanced variant for deeper complexity
Cons
  • learning curve is steep due to many interlocking rules
  • balance concerns (e.g., plus 10 to female characters) can feel uneven
  • revolution timing and rule interactions may be confusing during play
Thematic elements
  • economic inequality, revolution, feminism, and power structures
  • Political satire with class dynamics and feminist commentary during trick-taking gameplay
  • open negotiation with evolving rules and social commentary embedded in gameplay
Comparison games
  • Star Trek
  • Stargate
  • Stargate Atlantis
  • Star Wars: A New Hope
  • Bowser revolution (Mario Party reference)
Mechanics (from transcript analysis)
  • advanced variant rule cards — Optional rules that modify how tricks, following, and penalties work each round, including class/revolution twists.
  • ally/party leader mechanic — The party leader selects an ally by naming a card; together they must win a target number of tricks to gain bonus points.
  • revolution and open-hand variant — If conditions are met, a revolution can be declared which may reveal hands and switch card rankings for the rest of the round.
  • Simultaneous reveal — If conditions are met, a revolution can be declared which may reveal hands and switch card rankings for the rest of the round.
  • trick-taking with bidding to determine the Trump suit — Players bid to set the Trump color/condition for the round; the longest bid determines the party leader and ally setup.
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Quotes (from this video)
  • The feminism part is actually probably the best part of the game.
  • All of the cards have a feminist symbol.
  • Plus 10 to female characters is kind of broken.
  • The lowest card wins.
  • Tax the rich.
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Video AP5ZgMsjAMo Allies or Enemies Top 10 List at 13:06 sentiment: positive
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Overall sentiment (raw)
positive
Pros
  • Strong thematic integration with mechanics
  • Tight, competitive play with social implications
Cons
  • Requires careful reading of bluff and team dynamics
Thematic elements
  • economic class struggle and political maneuvering
  • thematic trick-taking with class division socialism
  • political, strategic
Comparison games
  • Revive
Mechanics (from transcript analysis)
  • dynamic deck changes — round-to-round cards introduce changes that can affect strategy
  • team formation via bidding — who you team with is decided by bidding; alliances are fluid
  • Trick-taking — bidding determines best suit and team formation; strategy shifts as rounds progress
  • Trick-taking with bidding — bidding determines best suit and team formation; strategy shifts as rounds progress
Video topics + discussion points
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Quotes (from this video)
  • This is like inside out the board game.
  • Every single bit about this game and the production of this game is amazing and it just makes the game a lot easier to play.
  • I love the asymmetry of trying to figure out how your individual characters work best and work best together, too.
  • The theme definitely reminds me of How to Train Your Dragon.
  • And it is a really beautiful game. Like even the non-delux version looks so nice.
  • Recall ... is brainmelting kind of puzzly fun.
  • this game really does something different.
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