Coyote

Everyone can see the number on your forehead except you, and somehow you still have to call the bluff.

πŸ‘₯ 3–6 players⏱ approx. 30 minπŸͺ„ Rules in 5 min8+
β˜… 6.0 Β· BGG #3,166

Who it's for

Adults and teens who enjoy tense bluffing games and reading other people's faces for tells.

Not for you if…

You dislike pressure-cooker social deduction, since every single call here is a small psychological gamble.

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Vibe's take

tense, deceptive, fast, psychological, sharp

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About this game

Coyote straps a number to your forehead that everyone at the table can see except you, then asks you to guess out loud anyway. Starting from zero, players call increasing numbers, each one a bet about what the true total might be, until someone decides the last call was too high and challenges it. Get it right and your rival eats a Coyote token, get it wrong and you do, three tokens and you are out. A handful of chaos cards flip totals, zero out the highest number or turn things negative, keeping everyone honestly clueless right to the end.

Forehead cards visible to everyone elseEscalating number callsChaos cards flip the total

By the numbers

Players

Best at 5–6 playersWorks with 4–6

Duration

20–30 min

Ages 8+

Complexity

1.2 / 5 β€” Very Light

BGG Rating

6.0/10

Rank #3,166

2.0k ratings

Published

2003

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