Ballotage is a game about politics. Each player is the head of a political party, but also has the secret objective of getting certain politicians to the top. These may or may not be from their own party. Each player has a party list and assigns spots on that list to four politicians. These lists are then simultaneously revealed. Then there is a vote. Everyone puts a few ballot papers into the ballot box. Afterwards, this is opened and the votes are counted. Votes that a party gets mean that the top candidate(s) from this party move up the political ladder. This is repeated a few times until one politician becomes the president. Whoever had this politician on their secret agenda, scores a point. This is repeated a few times, and the player with most points wins the game.