Versailles 1919 is a political negotiation board game for 1–4 players that throws you into the heart of the Paris Peace Conference following World War I. Players assume the roles of the "Big Four"—Wilson (USA), Lloyd George (UK), Clemenceau (France), or Orlando (Italy)—each juggling domestic pressure while vying to steer the treaty in their nation's favour.

The game's core mechanic is a dynamic area control and bidding system using influence cubes. Each turn you draw your influence and place cubes on pressing issues—such as national independence, reparations or minority rights—then resolve and shape article outcomes. In the process, you must carefully manage political capital, demobilisation of armies, domestic unrest, and public support.

With decisions framed around historical crises—including uprisings in Mesopotamia, Zionist movements in Palestine, or Kemalist demands in Anatolia—each delegate's national strategy unfolds through strategic play and occasional diplomatic deals. The player whose agenda dominates issue resolutions earns victory, recreating the tension and moral weight of the real peace negotiations.

• Players: 1–4 with scalable solo and multiplayer modes
• Time: Approximately 60–120 minutes per session
• Mechanics: Influence bidding, area-control, hand control and card drafting
• Tactical Depth: Simple to learn, yet multi-layered decision making and interdependence
• Thematic Narrative: Balances treaty-making, political risk, and historical events

For those who enjoy Euro-style depth with political drama or historical gamers keen on peering inside the shadows of diplomacy, Versailles 1919 delivers sharp, accessible engagement with one of the most consequential peace processes in modern history.

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