El Presidente is a game of forming a Military Junta to run a fictional country. Players use their military power to vote for their preferred El Presidente who then allocates all the other offices in the Junta to the other players. El Presidente then allocates the yearly budget to all the players which they use to purchase armies by auction. However if El Presidente does not keep everybody happy there is likely to be a Coup de Etat. Required for this game: Event Deck Money Deck Army Deck Office Cards (reminder rules only) 6 different hats for the government offices