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Gamelyn Games  |  SKU: TSS100

House of Borgia

€28.91 EUR
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Description

Designer Scott Almes
Publisher Gamelyn Games
Players 2-6
Playtime 30 mins
Suggested Age 14 and up

DESCRIPTION: Players take on hidden roles competing for influence in this ingenious tip of the hat to Liar's Dice.

GENERAL INFO: A bluffing game with dice for 2-6 players that plays in less than 30 minutes.

THEME: It is 1492, the church is without a pope. With the shadows to thank, the Borgia family is at the peak of their power. In a week the Cardinals will gather for the Conclave. With your reputation you could never win the seat, but you may be able to control who does!

HOOK: It's like Coup meets Liar's Dice! A quick and glorious game of lies and deceit! Richly thematic and completely immersive.

WINNING CONDITION: Having secretly controlled the Cardinal who has the most influence at the end of the game.

MECHANICS: Players are randomly given an identity at the beginning of the game. It is imperative that they keep their identity secret from the other players. These identities represent the Cardinal who they want to gain the most influence.

6 cards representing Cardinals, are randomly placed in an ascending ladder-like line up. A Cardinals position on this ladder determines how much, if any, influence they will gain at the end of the turn.

Using dice and bluffing in a similar fashion to Liar's Dice, players will be able to manipulate a Cardinal's position on the ladder; or manipulate how much influence they have; or even accuse another player of the Cardinal they are controlling.

At the end of the game, if another player has accurately paired you with a Rumor Card, one that matches your secret identity, you lose; regardless of how much influence you may have acquired for your Cardinal.

Customer Reviews

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Greg Reimer
A Decent 6 Player Dice Bluffing Game

The Catholic theme might be a turn-off for some audiences, so that's something to say from the start. The actual game play is pretty good. There's some good moments of tension and strategy. And it's nice having a game that plays 6 players. At the end of the day it's a pretty good game, but isn't as robust as some of Scott Almes' other games (i.e. the Tiny Epic franchise, which is wonderful and continues to wow me).