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Excalibur

Grab, bluff and swap your way to holding Excalibur when time runs out.

Published by
Roxley
Editions by
CrowD Games

Everyone grabs blindly at Avalon hunting Excalibur, and if nobody is holding the sword when the chips run out, the whole table loses together.

Simultaneous blind chip draftingArthurian powers swap and stealNobody holds Excalibur, everyone loses

Who it's for

Large, loud groups who enjoy bluffing, tracking hidden movement and cheerful betrayal.

Not for you if…

You dislike memory-heavy chaos or want your own decisions to fully control the outcome.

Vibe's take

Loud and treacherous – everyone lies convincingly about what they drew, and the collective loss ending makes the last reveal genuinely nasty.

#2,752 on BGG

of over 30,000 ranked board games

Published 2026 · this year

newer than 95% of games

In 3,185 collections

collected more than 43% of games

2–8 players · ages 5+

Best with 5 or 6 · publisher: 14+

15–25 min

shorter than 78% of games · typical 30–90 min

Complexity: light

Explained in 5 minutes · 1.3 out of 5 · lighter than 81%

Opinions: divided

Some love it, others really don’t

Language: some text

Text on cards or in the rules

Play style: competitive