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2005 Ranked #14,603

Liebrary

Players invent opening lines for real books and try to identify the genuine line among convincing submissions. Points reward both spotting the truth and fooling others, while the reader scores only when everyone is deceived.

Bluffing Word Game Theme: Books / Libraries

Players

3-6

Play time

Not listed

Age

12+

Complexity

1.43/5

Rating

6.18

Harder to teach Highly interactive Deep strategy

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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 3.6/5

Highly interactive

Player scaling 4.0/5

Scales well

Strategic depth 4.5/5

Deep strategy

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How it plays

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In Liebrary, one player reads the title, author, and synopsis of a real-life book (e.g. Julius Caesar, Jurassic Park, or Mr.

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In Liebrary, one player reads the title, author, and synopsis of a real-life book (e.g. Julius Caesar, Jurassic Park, or Mr. Brown Can Moo). The other players must each write and submit their best attempt at a first line for the book. The first player reads all the submissions, including the real first line of the book, and then the other players each try to pick out the real one. Players get points for choosing the real first line, getting other players to select their submission, and possibly knowing the real first line before it is revealed. The reader gets points only if no players correctly guess the real first line, but the reader position rotates. This game is very similar to Balderdash and others of that nature, but using books instead of word definitions. Similar to: Ex Libris

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Play and group

Players
3–6
Best with
4
Play time
60 min
Age
12+
Complexity
1.4/5
Credits and catalog connections

Credits

Designers

2
Daryl Hannah Hilary Shepard

Artists

3
Daryl Hannah Alvin Madden Hilary Shepard

Publishers

2
Discovery Bay Games SimplyFun

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