Players represent various office holders in the ruling Junta Depending upon his office & the various cards he holds each player has a certain number of votes These are important as they must first elect El Presidente & then vote on the budget that he proposes Here&s where it can get sticky El Presidente draws cards face down from the money deck (which varies in denomination from 1 to 3) & must propose a budget for the year distributing the money as he sees fit amongst the various offices Of course loyalty to him is usually rewarded while those pesky "thorns in his side" are usually cut off completely The beauty of all this though is that El Presidente can — & most always does — keep some of the loot for himself & since no one but he knows the value of what he drew no one knows how much he&s keeping Suspicion is always keen Players may attempt to assassinate the other players by guessing where they will be from among five locations Players who successfully assassinate another player take that player&s money as the only safe money is the money that has been deposited in a Swiss bank account & the only way to get to the bank is to survive the assassination round If the players are unhappy & there is an excuse they can call for a coup where the opposition players seek to take control of a majority of the power centers Rebel players control the forces of the role which they were assigned (eg army navy air force) & players loyal to El Presidente do the same seeking to control the strongholds until the rebellion is quelled The goal is to amass the greatest wealth secreted away in your Swiss bank account Players 2-7 Suggested ages 16 Playing time 240 minutes