March 1917. Tsar Nicolas II has just abdicated the throne of the Romanovs. A provisional, conservative government takes power. Opposite him stands the Petrograd Soviet, a council of workers and soldiers led by militant socialists.
The following months will see the birth of a conflict that will set fire to the powder of a revolution, and will forever change the face of the Motherland. In this context of dual power, charismatic leaders embody the rising tide of popular discontent.
Faced with the limited ambitions of Kerensky and his government, Lenin and the Bolsheviks attempted to take control of Petrograd. History is on.
A simple and elegant system, easy to explain but with deep and complex implications.
In Dual Powers: Revolution 1917, each player leads the forces of the Provisional Government or Soviet through political action, manipulation, and military conflict. The player with the most support at the end of the game will be able to shape the future of Russia, and start - or quell - the civil war that looms on the horizon.
Who will have the necessary support to take advantage of the explosive situation in the capital in 1917?
