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The Grimm Masquerade
20m - 40m
2 - 5 Players
Ages 8+
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40.00€
The Beast has invited you to his castle for a Masquerade. When you enter, you are magically transformed into the identity of another character from The Grimm Forest! The Beast enjoys his antics!
Players will be outed if they are given 2 artifacts of their bane, but can win the magical masquerade if they are able to collect 3 artifacts of their favor.
The Beast loves to watch the characters try and oust each other. Each player will draw 2 artifacts, keeping one for themselves and giving 1 to any player at the ball. This reveals a lot of information on both players. Why did you keep that artifact? Oh excuse me Snow White, I see you have 2 mirrors does that oust you as the Evil Queen?
Turning in 2 Artifacts activates special actions as well, timing these well have great benefits!
Don’t worry if you are outed early, you take on the role of a Ghost, you get to guess what character you think will win the magical masquerade and if you are correct, you win along with them! You also take a turn handing out Artifacts to characters to try and sway the ball to your favor!
The first player to collect 3 Artifacts of Favor or to be the last player remaining will win. All other players will be given a token in their defeat. When someone has 3 tokens, that triggers the end of the masquerade and we see which player was the best!
-description from designer
| Ages | 8+ |
|---|---|
| Players | 2 Players, 3 Players, 4 Players, 5 Players |
| Play Time | 20m – 40m |
| Designer | Ben Eisner, James Hudson, Tim Eisner |
| Mechanics | Set Collection |
| Theme | Bluffing, Card Game, Deduction, Fantasy |
| Publisher | Druid City Games, Skybound Games |
mrjamesbachman
The components and artwork for this are BEAUTIFUL. I think the mechanic might actually be much simpler than it seems and therefore any replayability is going to come down to the bluffing skills of the players instead of any real strategy.
Achire
The core gameplay wasn't bad, but the scoring system is just plain broken. Although every round is completely independent and no round is easier/harder to win, the third round is worth five times as much as the first. So you can win the first two rounds... and still lose to the winner of the third round. Given how lucky the game is to begin with, it just makes for a terrible experience. Many better deduction games out there.
discordjack
It was fine. Pretty random, mostly harmless "deduction" game with some betting and catch-up mechanisms tacked on in the advanced rules.