Game Description

Welcome to the intriguing world of Coup, the board game by Indie Boards & Cards that projects you into a corrupt Italian city-state. As the head of a powerful family, your goal is to manipulate, bluff, and bribe your way to power, eliminating the influence of all other families. Designed for 2-6 players, with games lasting just 15 minutes, this 2012 title promises tension and fun from the very first turn.

In Coup, your strength is your influence, represented by face-down character cards. Each player starts with two coins and two influence cards, drawn from a deck of fifteen cards that includes three copies of five unique characters. During your turn, you can declare you possess any character to perform their action, or choose from three general actions that do not require specific characters, which are fundamental to your rapid strategy. The available actions are:

• Duke: Take 3 coins. Block Foreign Aid.
• Assassin: Pay 3 coins to attempt to assassinate a character.
• Contessa: Block an assassination attempt against you.
• Captain: Steal 2 coins from another player, or block steals.
• Ambassador: Exchange character cards with the deck, or block steals.
• Income: Take 1 coin.
• Foreign Aid: Take 2 coins.
• Coup: Pay 7 coins to make an opponent lose an influence (mandatory with 10+ coins).

Every character action succeeds automatically, unless an opponent challenges you. If you cannot reveal the declared character, or choose not to, you will lose an influence, turning one of your cards face up. Face-up cards are inactive, making every decision crucial and the risk of deception an integral part of the game. Are you ready to master the art of persuasion and become the last dominant family?