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HOW TO PLAY
Controls and goals
- How to operate
- Click on the deck with the mouse to draw a card, then click on the hand to open its contents. Read the displayed explanation and resource consumption and select the action candidate in the text.
- Goal
- He led the Social Democratic Party from 1928, making decisions in party management, elections, and parliament, and preventing the Nazi Party from gaining power.
ABOUT THE GAME
Social Democratic Party of 1928
Lead in elections and parliament.
Social Democracy: An Alternate History is an alternate history simulation that puts you in charge of decision-making for the Social Democratic Party of Germany (SPD). As they continue their campaign and parliamentary activities, they deal with the Great Depression and a period of political violence, aiming to prevent the Nazi Party from seizing power.
PARTY ORGANIZATIONS
From the activities of party organizations
Choose how to use your funds.
"Party Organizations" is a card that deals with party-related organizations. Options include newspapers/reporters, mutual aid and welfare, sports, education, and cultural activities, and the resource consumption of each is shown.
Actual play photography: Detour Playlist Editorial Department / Production: Autumn Chen / Background map: Meyers Blitz-Lexikon (LA2 scan)
Use the card drawn from the deck
Click on the deck representing party affairs to add the card to your hand. Next, choose your hand, read the situation explanation and action options that are displayed, and decide on your party's activities.
Supporting the organization with limited resources
Candidates for support include not only newspapers and welfare organizations, but also self-defense organizations and youth organizations. Check your spending needs and choose which activities to direct your funds to.
Compare political and economic situations
The status column displays dissent within the party, the prime minister and president, parliamentary composition for each party, upcoming elections, and inflation and economic growth rates. You can check the events in the text and the numbers on the same screen.
PLAY NOTES
Play notes
- Time/Fee/Environment
- The author's official itch.io web version can be played for free on a PC browser. The official average session estimate is approximately 30 minutes, and the time required to complete the course is not guaranteed.
- Language
- Situation explanation and options are in English. English reading comprehension is required in order to understand and make decisions about policies and resource consumption.
- How to proceed in the beginning
- Select the difficulty level from Start game. For the first time, check the background explanation in the Library at the top, click on the Party Affairs deck, draw a card, and open the contents of your hand.
- Attention to content
- Officials say there are references to anti-Semitism, Nazism, racism, misogyny, homophobia, and old terms related to sexual minorities.
From the next move,
Let's consider another history.
On September 3, 2026, we confirmed the author's official itch.io, official web version, and author's image source list. The two published images were taken by the editorial department on the official web version. Sources: Author's official itch.io work page, Author official image source list
STREAMING INFO
Streaming and video uploads
We were unable to confirm explicit permission for distribution, video posting, and monetization on the author's official work page. Unconfirmed does not mean undeliverable.
“Unconfirmed” does not mean streaming is prohibited. We have not confirmed an official policy for the general public.
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