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Players
2-5
Community Snapshot
At its best with 3 players, this medium-light game offers dice rolling gameplay in 100–180 min.
How It Plays
Dice Rolling
You roll dice to determine outcomes — there's always that thrilling moment of suspense before they land!
End Game Bonuses
Extra points are awarded at the end for meeting certain goals — keep an eye on those bonus objectives!
Matching
You match similar items together for points or effects — simple to understand, satisfying to pull off.
Turn Order: Progressive
Turn order shifts gradually each round — the player in last often gets a helpful boost.
About This Game
The Chair is Empty is a card-based game about political tensions and power vacuums, for 3 or more players. This is a much cleaned-up and streamlined version of Caudillo, a power politics game placed in a thinly disguised post-Chavez Venezuela which I first designed in 2013 (before Chavez was post-Chavez). It is basically similar in its semi-cooperative and semi-competitive nature, and it plays up the constant tension between these urges.…
Source: BoardGameGeek
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Play Time
100-180 min
Complexity
2.0 / 5
Rating
7.0
Year
2025