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2019 Ranked #2,712

The Grimm Masquerade

Hidden-identity deduction game where fairy-tale guests trade artifacts at a magical masquerade. Collecting favors can win while bane artifacts expose you, so every gift must advance your secret identity without revealing what you are.

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Players

2-5

Play time

20-40 min

Age

8+

Complexity

1.65/5

Rating

6.91

Harder to teach Highly interactive Deep strategy

Overview

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ABG editorial scores on a 1–5 scale.

Teachability 2.3/5

Harder to teach

Replay value 4.0/5

High replayability

Interaction 3.7/5

Highly interactive

Player scaling 4.0/5

Scales well

Strategic depth 4.5/5

Deep strategy

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How it plays

How does it play?

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!

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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

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Play and group

Players
2–5
Best with
3–5
Play time
20–40 min
Age
8+
Complexity
1.7/5
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Credits

Designers

3
Tim Eisner Ben Eisner James Hudson

Artists

2
Lina Cossette David Forest

Publishers

1
Druid City Games

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