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610Players 12RoleCards 1King 3Spies 8Farmers 70GrainCards1 60RegularGrain 10SurplusGrain 36AccusationCards 12Accuseaplayerleftofyou 12Accuseaplayerrightofyou 12Blankcards
Foracheaperprintingcostyoucanuse2standardpokerdecksandselect5facecards(KQJ)and30 regularcardsfromeachdecktoreplacetheGrainCards.
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Setup
TaketheKingcardoutoftherolecards.Randomlyremovecardsfromtherolecardsuntilthenumberofrole cards+theKingcardequalstothenumberofplayers.Theremovedcardsarenotrevealed,thisisdoneso thatnooneknowshowmanyspiesareinplay. ShuffletheKingcardsbackintotherolecards.Eachplayerreceivesarolecard. TheKingrevealshimorherself,allotherplayerskeepstheiridentityhiddenuntilendofthegame. Shufflethegrainandaccusationdecks,eachplayerdraws7graincardsand3accusationcards.TheKing doesnotdrawaccusationcards
Gameplay
1.Playerwilldrawanaccusationcardifheorshehaslessthan3accusationcards. 2.Playerselectsagraincardtokeep,placeitfacedown. SpiesandKingcanonlypicksurpluscardsiftherearenoregulargraincardsleft 3.Discussion,thenplayersmayselectanaccusationcardandplaceitfacedown 4.Accusationcardsarerevealed,sortouttheaccusedplayers(Seeaccusationmechanicbelow) 5.Kingpicksanaccusedplayer. Thatplayerrevealsallhisgraincards,ifanyofthemisasurplusgraincard,theplayeris eliminated.Allsurplusgraincardsbelongingtothatplayerandinhishandsareconfisticatedandaddedto theKingscollection. 6.Playerspasstheremaininggraincardstothenextplayer.Thiscycleisrepeated5times.
AccusationMechanic
Theaccusationcardsareeitherpointtotheleft,right,orblank.Blankcardsaretreatedthesameasplacing downnocards,butyoucanuseBlankcardsasbluffs. Inthissimplecase,playerAaccusesPlayerB,playerBisnowconsideredanaccusedplayer.
Inthenextscenario,PlayerAandBaccuseseachother,theydontcancelout,bothplayerareaccused.
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AccusationMechanicContinued
Youcanchainaccusationstogetheriftheyflowinthesamedirection,itscalledadeflection.Theexample belowshowsPlayerAaccusesPlayerB,andPlayerBdeflectsitontoPlayerC.PlayerCistheonly accusedplayerinthisscenario.Thereisnolimitonhowlongachaincancontinue.Ifthechainmakesa loop,theneveryoneisaccused.
Similartobefore,ifplayerCaccusesbacktoplayerB,bothPlayerBandCareaccused.
EndGame
After5rounds,allremainingGraincards(shouldbe2cardsperremainingplayer)areassignedtotheKings collectionl.CardsareassignedtotheKingscollectioneitherthroughthestepaforementionedor confisticatedfromfarmers. TheKingandthespieswinifthenumberofSurplusGraincardsinKingscollectionisequalorgreaterthan thetotalnumberofplayersthatstartedthegame. FarmerswinaslongastheysurviveandhaveenoughSurplusGraintofeedtheirfamily.
Needs1surplusgraincardtowin
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