51st State
2010
BGG Geek Rating
6.2
based on 3,085 ratings
BGG Average Rating
6.8
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BGG Ranking
#2060
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Players
2-4
Weight
3.10/5.00
Playtime
90 min
Age
10+
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How this game works - core systems and player actions
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📖 About This Game
The world you know no longer exists. There is no government. No army. No civilization. The United States have collapsed. And now, thirty years after the war started, new powers finally try to take control over the ruined country, try to establish a new order, try to control others and create a new country, a new State: the 51st State.
51st State is a card game in which players control one of the four powers (mutants, traders, New Yorkers and Appalachians) and try to build their very own new country. Players put new locations into the game, they hire leaders, and send people to work in buildings to gain resources and new skills.
Every card in 51st State can be put into play in three different ways. You can invade a location to gain many resources once, or you can sign a contract with this location to gain one resource every turn, or you can attach the location to your State so you can use its skill. One card, three possibilities. Lots of decisions and choices that matter.