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2015 Ranked #21,319

The Princess Bride: A Battle Of Wits

A bluffing card game has players secretly add wine or poison to goblets and bid on which goblets they will drink from. Every character eventually drinks from each goblet, so deception can eliminate enemies or backfire fatally.

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Players

2-10

Play time

Not listed

Age

10+

Complexity

1.09/5

Rating

5.55

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 3.9/5

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?

A Battle of Wits (a Princess Bride game) is an exciting game of bluff and double bluff for between two and ten players. A row of goblets sit in the middle of the table, ready to be filled with either wine or poison.

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A Battle of Wits (a Princess Bride game) is an exciting game of bluff and double bluff for between two and ten players. A row of goblets sit in the middle of the table, ready to be filled with either wine or poison. Players each take the role of one character but it is only at the very end of a game that they will drink, one from each goblet. During the game, they must play their cards, one each turn, either into the top of a goblet (adding poison or wine to a goblet) or to the bottom of a goblet (bidding on the goblet). Who will fall prey to their enemies and who will eliminate themselves? Only the most intelligent will survive!

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Play and group

Players
2–10
Best with
2–7
Play time
15 min
Age
10+
Complexity
1.1/5
Credits and catalog connections

Credits

Designers

1
Matthew O'Malley

Artists

1
Felicia Cano

Publishers

1
Game Salute

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