The Speculator is a promo role for the game Coup which is used as a replacement for the Duke. A player claiming the Speculator role may Gamble, taking coins from the Treasury equal to the amount the player currently has, up to a maximum of 5. If the Speculator is successfully challenged, any coins received are returned to the Treasury and the first...
This is the promotional character for the Coup (Resistance universe) - the Inquisitor The Inquisitor replaces the Ambassador, and it gives the player two options: You can either draw one card for swapping purposes (a bit like the Ambassador), or you can attack someone. Assuming the attack goes through (they can still call your bluff) the inquisitor player...
Finalist for 2005 About.com Deduction Game Design Competition. Secretly deploy the king, and all those who could become allied in a coup against him, including his wife, his son, two assassins, and countrymen of varied influence. In addition to all those people who will hold their posts, you openly deploy five mobile spies. Your spies reveal to you the...
Court of Shadows is a multiplayer bluffing card game of deception, deduction, and political intrigue. Each player secretly holds roles representing powerful figures within the Veiled Court. Players use these roles to claim abilities, manipulate coins, and eliminate rivals — but roles can be bluffed at any time. Players may challenge suspicious claims. If a...
STORYBeloved King Lonelyheart has been murdered, and as he had no heirs to the throne, you and the other royal advisors are squarely out of a job. But fear not! Six candidates are rallying for the position, and the one the people find most favorable will be elected. The question is, which ones will you kiss up to and which ones will you denounce? Your...
In Covalence, players work together to accurately reconstruct a number of secret organic compounds. One player takes on the role of the “Knower” who has knowledge of the secret compounds, while all other players, “Builders”, must deduce what these secret compounds are, based upon clues given to them by the Knower. All Builders must cooperatively utilize a...
Solstice approaches. A swirling darkness coalesces in the night sky over a field as you, one of five Witches, perform incantations to vie for Earthly prominence, calling upon five Goddesses for protection and favor... But which of your fellow Witches serve the light, and which the dark? Gather information and form alliances, cast hexes, and use all your...
From the box: Coven: The Village adds a less abstract to your game of coven, with more flavor and storytelling. The game is set in early 16th-Century Europe, where you are a practicing witch living in a small village not too far from Innsbruck, Austria. Martin Luther has recently posted his 95 theses, setting off the firestorm of religious wars known as...
Covered Up comprises two games, a basic game and an advanced game. In the basic game a murder has been committed. Two players (or teams of two) play either black or white footsteps. The twelve playing cards are shuffled and dealt face down to both players. Players alternatively play a card (which contains some holes) onto the board. The object is to cover...
Covert Cues is an ingenious social deduction game for 3-12 players about slick double meanings and spy talk, revolving around the premise of 2 hidden individuals attempting to discover who each other are by referencing their secret code word without being caught by the public. "The Hacker and the insider Admin have planned to finally meet face to face at...
Covid Deniers is a party game that puts you at the center of the fight against fake news and conspiracy theories about the coronavirus. Become a Good Citizen and defend the public order of your village – or destroy it with cruel lies and accusations! Covid Deniers offers an exciting political spin to award winning games like Werewolf or Mafia. Intense...