Would Joan of Arc; Martin Luther King, Jr;
and Cleopatra work well together?
World Changers is a game with an absurd premise: you are a starship captain charged with settling a new planet, and you can pick your crew from among 32 figures from different times and places in human history.
The character cards have one of three type of effects: one that triggers when he or she joins your crew, one that might trigger later in the game, or one that will affect end-game scoring.
Since a different set of cards is used in every game, every game is different, as players are challenged how to best exploit the abilities of who is available.