"Secret Hitler" board game adds Trump administration booster pack

Mark Frauenfelder 10:15 am Tue Jun 6, 2017

Secret Hitler is a social deduction game that seems to be a variation on games like Werewolf and Mafia. The design, by artist Mackenzie Schubert, is beautiful.

The majority of players are liberals. If they can learn to trust each other, they have enough votes to control the table and win the game. But some players are fascists. They will say whatever it takes to get elected, enact their agenda, and blame others for the fallout. The liberals must work together to discover the truth before the fascists install their cold-blooded leader and win the game.

They just introduced new cards "featuring Donald Trump and prominent members of his administration," also drawn by Schubert.

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