{"product_id":"zenith","title":"Zenith","description":"\u003cp\u003eZenith is a strategy card game for 2–4 players built around a tug-of-war mechanic — fast, tense, and driven by political control.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eSet in a far-future solar system shared by three civilisations — Humans, Robots, and Animods — the galaxy runs on Zenithium, a clean energy source that everyone wants to control. Your goal: unite the planets and seize the senate.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003ePlayers compete to gain Influence across five planets: Mercury, Venus, Earth, Mars, and Jupiter. 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