Overview
At a glance
Is this game right for my group?
ABG editorial scores on a 1–5 scale.
Harder to teach
High replayability
Highly interactive
Scales well
Deep strategy
How it plays
How does it play?
Ritual is a cooperative game, taking place over 3 timed rounds, in which players have to communicate with their actions instead of talking, i.e.
Core mechanisms
Key systems that shape the decisions players make.
Cooperative Game
Players coordinate their actions toward a shared objective and win or lose together.
Communication Limits
Rules restrict what players may say, show, or reveal while cooperating.
Deduction
Combine clues and exclusions to identify hidden information.
Real-Time
Players act under continuous time pressure rather than taking normal turns.
Read the full game description
Ritual is a cooperative game, taking place over 3 timed rounds, in which players have to communicate with their actions instead of talking, i.e. by giving or taking runes (colored stones) to or from other players to redistribute them in order to achive their secret private goals and finally the public ritual.