Class Struggle Meets Game Night
Class Struggle Meets Game Night
Class Struggle Meets Game Night
Jonathan Kay
June, 23, 2025
Summary
Hegemony: Lead Your Class to Victory is an educational yet engaging board game created by Varnavas Timotheou, simulating class-based economic dynamics within a fictional nation. Its asymmetric gameplay assigns players roles—Working Class, Capitalist, Middle Class, or State—each with unique goals and mechanics. Though rooted in abstract, policy-driven systems, the game avoids moralizing and instead immerses players in complex strategy and decision-making. While it lacks human political narratives or culture-war themes, it effectively mirrors economic tensions and trade-offs in modern societies. Despite initial skepticism, players often find themselves reflecting deeply on politics, inequality, and systemic consequences long after the game ends.
Reference
Kay, J. (2025, June 23). Class struggle meets game night. Quillette. https://quillette.com/2025/06/23/class-struggle-meets-game-night-hegemony-economics/