Influence before conquest
Players compete through policy, alliances, UN influence, regional leverage, and soft power as much as direct force.
Geopolitical strategy board game
Global Mandate
Influence, diplomacy, policy, covert operations, regional crises, and strategic brinkmanship.
Board game · In development
Global Mandate in the Forge
Global Mandate is a strategic geopolitical board game about influence, legitimacy, escalation, and the cost of power. Players shape policy, negotiate with rivals, apply economic leverage, answer regional crises, and decide how far they are willing to push before the world pushes back.
Escalation matters
Covert operations, doctrine, and military posture create opportunities while raising the political cost of action.
Crisis-driven play
Regional events and global response systems ensure the board remains unstable and reactive.
Different roads to power
Each player can pursue different forms of power, from negotiation and trade to coercive campaigns and military doctrine.
Build influence
Power is more than territory
Place influence, strengthen key regions, use trade and diplomacy, and compete for political advantage without relying on conquest alone.
Answer the crisis
Every round changes the board
Regional events, UN resolutions, covert operations, and global responses force players to revise plans that looked certain only a turn earlier.
Choose your doctrine
Win on your own terms
Pursue influence through negotiation, technology, trade, political leverage, or military posture, then manage the consequences of the strategy you chose.