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2015 Ranked #7,293

Lie

A bluffing card game in which players bid on shared hidden dice or call a previous bid a lie. Losing reduces future card options, so each claim must balance confidence and concealed information.

Bluffing Card Game Auction/Bidding Open Drafting

Players

2-6

Play time

Not listed

Age

12+

Complexity

1.42/5

Rating

6.22

Harder to teach Highly interactive Deep strategy

Overview

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ABG editorial scores on a 1–5 scale.

Teachability 2.4/5

Harder to teach

Replay value 3.8/5

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?

Players begin the game with 5 cards and they choose which number on each card they will use to bluff and win the round.

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Players begin the game with 5 cards and they choose which number on each card they will use to bluff and win the round. During a round, each player must either make a bid of how many of a certain die they believe are shared amongst all players chosen dice -OR- call the previous player's bluff and say, "LIE!" The loser of the round may only draw back up to 4 cards next round and play continues until just one player remains! There are several unique aspects to this 30-card mini micro game: 1. Players choose which dice they will bid and bluff with each round. 2. Each player holds extra hidden information based on which dice they DIDN'T use for the round. 3. The first player to bid in a round must choose which direction the bidding will proceed in. 4. 2 to 6 Players can play! 5. Several variants included. Number 6 in the Pack O Game series.

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Play and group

Players
2–6
Best with
3–6
Play time
20 min
Age
12+
Complexity
1.4/5
Credits and catalog connections

Credits

Designers

1
Chris Handy (I)

Publishers

1
Perplext

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