Hidden Leaders

A secret-identity card game where you're always one step from being unmasked.

👥 2–6 players⏱ approx. 40 min🪄 A round to warm up10+
★ 6.2 · BGG #2,281

Who it's for

Groups who enjoy social deduction and bluffing layered onto a card game, especially at higher player counts where the guessing gets messier.

Not for you if…

You dislike hidden-information games or find deduction stressful — Hidden Leaders leans hard into not knowing who's really on your team.

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Vibe's take

Tense and social — you're reading faces and card plays as much as the tableau itself, with no dead turns and a constant push to figure out who's secretly on your side.

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About this game

Hidden Leaders casts you as one of six secret heirs to a shattered throne, each secretly allied with two of the four warring factions. You play hero cards into your tableau — openly or face-down — nudging the conflict toward the outcome that favors your hidden allegiance, while trying to read who else is pulling strings against you.

Secret faction allegiancesTableau building with hidden rolesFast-paced deduction

By the numbers

Players

Best at 4 playersWorks with 3–6

Duration

20–40 min

Ages 10+

Complexity

1.8 / 5 — Light

BGG Rating

6.2/10

Rank #2,281

4.1k ratings

Published

2022

Language

Moderate text

Designed by

Andreas Müller, Markus Müller (II), Raphael Stocker

Published by

Galápagos Jogos, Reflexshop, Galakta, REXhry, Geekach LLC and 12 more

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