Mal'oon társasjáték

Angol leírás

In Mal'oon players step into the shoes of baristas working in Mr. Coffee’s cafe, striving to assemble healthy drink orders while unmasking a traitor in their midst. Among the team hides the "Cursed Barista" (Mal'oon), a hidden-role player whose objective is to secretly sabotage drink orders by distributing spoiled cards, shift suspicion onto others, and disrupt the cafe's success. To win, loyal baristas must complete full drink sets and correctly identify the Mal'oon during the final accusation phase, whereas the Mal'oon wins by successfully deceiving the team or completing target drink sets unnoticed.

During a turn, a player chooses one of two core actions: burn a card by discarding it to draw a fresh replacement, or request one or two specific drink types from fellow players. Other players may secretly donate cards matching the request, but the Mal'oon can secretly pass spoiled cards or unrequested drinks to sabotage hands. Players aim to collect full sets—consisting of five healthy cards of a single drink type numbered 1 through 5—utilizing Water cards as wildcards to substitute for missing numbers. Completing a set grants a special Reward card providing one-time or permanent abilities.

The game ends immediately when a player completes the agreed-upon target of two or three full sets. All players then enter a discussion phase where the player who ended the game officially accuses a suspected Mal'oon. If the Mal'oon is correctly identified, the player who completed the target sets wins the game. However, if the accusation is incorrect, or if the Mal'oon is the player who completed the required target sets, the Mal'oon claims sole victory over the entire table.

Additionally, the game features an Advanced Mode Calls "Crisis Mode" that introduces Positive and Negative cards into play while completely removing Character, Reward, and Water cards. In this mode, Negative cards equal to three times the number of players (Players × 3) are added to the game. Whenever a player receives a spoiled card during a drink request, that player receives 1 Positive card, but the Cafe incurs 1 Negative card. Completing a full set also awards 1 Positive card. A player wins immediately by acquiring 4 Positive cards or by completing 2 to 3 full sets. However, if all Negative cards are drawn and assigned, the Cafe collapses and all players lose.

—description from the designer