Vive le Roi!

Secretly back castle characters and bluff them up the floors for points without tipping your hand.

👥 2–8 playersapprox. 30 min🪄 Rules in 5 min8+
5.9 · BGG #3,520

Who it's for

Social groups who enjoy bluffing, deduction and misdirection, and larger tables looking for a quick, chatty scheming game.

Not for you if…

You want tight strategy or dislike hidden-agenda chaos. With few players the deduction thins, and outcomes lean heavily on table dynamics.

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Vibe's take

A chatty, social bluff of nudging hidden favorites upward while misdirecting the table about who you really support.

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About this game

The king is retiring, and a scramble for succession sweeps the castle. You hold a secret card naming which characters you favor, and higher floors are worth more points. Nudge your hidden picks upward through bluff and clever placement while masking who you really back.

Hidden favored charactersHigher floors score moreScales toward big groups

By the numbers

Players

Best at 5 playersWorks with 3–6

Duration

30 min

Ages 8+

Complexity

1.2 / 5 — Very Light

BGG Rating

5.9/10

Rank #3,520

2.4k ratings

Published

2003

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