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Ruthless Returns

Ruthless Returns is a satirical business strategy game where all players act simultaneously, every single round. No downtime, no mercy.

3–6 players90 minages 12

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What is Ruthless Returns

Ruthless Returns is a satirical business strategy game where all players act simultaneously, every single round. No downtime, no mercy.

Each fiscal year you get a hand of cards, pick one and pass the rest, 7 Wonders-style. Hire lawyers, launch shitstorms, plant shady evidence, poach your neighbour's star employee, or quietly build the best product on the market. Every path can win, if you execute it well: the pass-and-pick draft means a bad hand is a round, never a fate.

Lawsuits resolve at year-end in a courtroom ceremony: nine out of ten bankruptcies follow a lost case. Offshore accounts, greenwashing, spin doctors, lobbyists and a demanding board of directors round out the satire. It is the Panama Papers universe, except this time the schemers are sitting at your table.

The richest CEO after three fiscal years wins. Success is measured not in morals but in liquidity.

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