Hello everyone!
Today we're going to talk about Masquerade! Cunning characters advance through the heart of society, for 2 to 13 players, ages 10 and up, for 30 minutes, without revealing your true colors to win!
Masquerade is a bluffing and character game for 2 to 13 players. Each player has a face-down Character card. During the game, players will switch characters, and no one is ever truly certain which card they have in front of them!
The goal of the game is to use the characters' powers to collect 13 gold coins. However, if a player goes broke, the game ends immediately, and the richest player wins. For your first few games, we recommend 4 to 8 players.
Indeed, with more or fewer players, it's essential to be familiar with the game. Each player starts with 6 gold coins. Throughout the game, the players' fortunes must remain clearly visible.
The remaining money is placed in the center of the table to form the bank. The court is placed a short distance from the bank. For 4 or 5 players, use 6 Character cards. For 6 to 13 players, use as many cards as there are players. Unused cards are returned to the box.
The Character cards are shuffled, and each player receives one card face up in front of them. With 4 or 5 players, the remaining card(s) are placed face up in the center of the table.
Once all players have seen all the cards, they are turned face down. The character markers serve as a memory aid and indicate which characters are present in the game. We recommend placing them next to the court.
The youngest player starts. Play then proceeds clockwise. The Character cards are shuffled, and each player receives one card face up in front of them. With 4 or 5 players, the remaining card(s) are placed face up in the center of the table.
Once all players have seen all the cards, they are turned face down. The character markers serve as a memory aid and indicate which characters are present in the game. We recommend placing them next to the court.
The youngest player starts. Play then proceeds clockwise. From the fifth round onward, the game truly begins. Each player, when their turn comes, must perform one of the following three actions: exchange their card – or not (under the table), secretly look at their card, announce their character and exchange their card – or not. This action allows you to secretly exchange your card with another player's.
Here's how to do it. Take your card in one hand without looking at it. Take another player's card (or a card from the center of the table) in your other hand without looking at it. Under the table, out of sight of all players, you may – or may not – swap the cards. Then take one of the two cards and give the other to the player from whom you took it, or place it back in the center of the table.
Secretly look at your card. This action allows the player to secretly look at their character card. If a player accidentally looks at their card (due to a trade or other reason), they are forced to perform this action during their turn.
Announcing "their" character. This action is the main driving force of the game. It activates the characters' powers. When a player announces they are a character, the other players, starting with the one to their left and proceeding clockwise, have the opportunity to challenge their announcement by claiming to be the same character.
If no one else claims to be the character, the player applies the stated character's power without revealing their card. It is therefore possible to apply the power of any character in play without actually being that character, and even without knowing who you are.
If one or more other players also claim to be that character, all the players involved (the one making the announcement and the claiming player(s)) reveal their cards.
If one of the players is indeed the announced character, they immediately apply that character's power (even outside of their turn). Next, all other players who falsely claimed to be the announced character pay a one-gold-coin fine to the Tribunal.
Finally, all players place their cards face down. As soon as a player has 13 or more gold coins, the game ends and they win. If a player loses their last gold coin, the game ends and the richest player wins. Ties are sometimes possible.
Good day and good game ;)
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