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Bluffing

Bluffing in Board Games

Definition

Bluffing is a strategic deception mechanic where players mislead others about their true intentions, strength, or situation in-game to gain an advantage.

Role in Games

Bluffing adds a layer of psychological competition as players attempt to read tells or predict opponents' tactics.

Gameplay Impact

Player Interaction: Encourages direct confrontation and social manipulation.
Uncertainty: Creates suspense by masking true game states.
Skill Balance: Allows weaker strategic players to outplay stronger ones through deception.

Strategy

Players must balance the risk of being caught with the potential reward of successful deception.

Examples

Poker uses bluffing to convince opponents of a strong hand.
Coup has players bluff about their influence to eliminate others.

Conclusion

Bluffing enriches board games by promoting dynamic interactions and psychological complexity.

Jeux utilisants Push Your Luck et Bluffing

ARGH - Animals Revolt Against Humans

Sly: Micro Card Game

World Championship Russian Roulette

Bottom of the 9th

Cult of the Deep (Clearance)

Curses & Covens

Jeux utilisants Player Elimination et Bluffing

Schrodinger's Cats

Ultimate Werewolf: Extreme

Games: Good Cop, Bad Cop (3rd Edition)

Bang! - Dice Game, The Walking Dead Edition

Jeux utilisants Betting et Bluffing

Pacific Ocean (Kickstarter Edition)

It's a Wonderful Kingdom

Camel Up: The Card Game

Dreadful Circus

Wits & Wagers - It's Vegas, Baby!

Jeux à thématique Math utilisants Bluffing

Jeux publiés par Kuraki Mura B.G. Studio et utilisants Bluffing

Tofu Kingdom

Tofu Kingdom is a social card game of deduction and deception. In the game, players take turns assuming the role of Prince Mochi, who is looking for his forbidden true love, Princess Tofu. He is allowed to ask one question to each player around the ...

10 to 30 minutes

Children's Game

Jeux utilisants Open Drafting et Bluffing

Family Game utilisants Bluffing

Disney Robin Hood - Sheriff of Nottingham

That's Not a Hat

Guns or Treasure

Sheriff of Nottingham - Merry Men Expansion

Jeux utilisants Memory et Bluffing

Operation F.A.U.S.T is a highly social game of bluffing and deception. Players find themselves in occupied France during World War II tasked with a mission to recover priceless works of art before they are looted by the Third Reich. Gather intelligence...

Welcome to Whitechapel. Welcome to Jack the Ripper’s streets. Letters from Whitechapel™ is a game of deduction and bluffing set in London, 1888, the time of Jack the Ripper. It’s a game for two to six players, age 13 or older, for an average time of...

Tellstones: King’s Gambit is the unforgettable game of bluffing, strategy, and recollection from the world of Runeterra. This game is more than just a memory game - to win, you’ll need to focus on playing the player, not the game. Swap, flip, and peek...

The best liar wins in Hoax, a fast-paced party game of secret identities designed by, Bill Eberle, Jack Kittredge, Ned Horn, and Peter Olotka. When an unscrupulous business magnate meets an undignified end, a fierce competition for his estate begins...

Jeux utilisants Area Majority / Influence et Bluffing

Pagan: Fate of Roanoke

Doomtown: Weird West Edition

Court of Miracles, The

13 Days - The Cuban Missile Crisis, 1962

Sons of Anarchy: Calaveras Club Expansion

Rising Sun: Monster Pack Expansion

Jeux publiés par ABACUSSPIELE et utilisants Bluffing

Bang! Gold Rush is an expansion for the card game Bang! that can be used with the base game alone or mixed with other expansions. In addition to featuring eight new characters, Bang! Gold Rush adds two new mechanisms to game play:Players can collect...

Bang!: Gold Rush Expansion

In an Old Saloon, you can find all kinds of people: loudmouths bandits, coward wastrels, Indian chiefs, and even an intrusive ghost! Are you ready to face lethal new characters and canny gunslingers with an ace up their sleeve?Mechanisms:• Bluffing• ...

Bang! The Dice Game: Old Saloon Expansion

Jeux utilisants Grid Movement et Bluffing

Bet and perform actions at the track while the race unfolds in this exciting horse racing card game. Secret bets and clever horse moves are key to winning the most cash at the end of the race! Mechanisms:• Action/Event• Alliances• Betting and Bluffing...

Hide your Princess behind the screens and, with the help of her maid, avoid the magic mirror holders. Then find the legendary animals that will lead her to her beloved! Mechanisms:• Bluffing• Grid Movement 1 Game Board 25 Screens 6 Secret Objective Cards...

The adult party game of awkward situations and “performing” under pressure.Would you spend some “quality time” with your work crush in a pond full of leeches? How about your hot neighbor at a funeral? What would your friends do? How well do you really...

Naga Raja is a two-player game where players move around the shifting paths of their temples in a race to accumulate treasure points.

War Game utilisants Bluffing

For months you've been planning and gathering forces for the largest invasion of the war. Your opponent knows that you are preparing a major strike, but do they know where? Suddenly you receive reports that as py has gained information about your operation...

Great Designers Series, The: Fog of War, The

Replicators are “Von Neumann” machines, a class of machines that can replicate themselves. It introduces a possible 5th player to the game as well as adding another way to play it with just two players. While the first expansion had empire advantages...

Space Empires - Replicators Expansion

Jeux utilisants Hand Management et Bluffing

About Veiled FateVeiled Fate is a strategic deduction game for 2-8 players. A unique combination of strategy and social deduction for anyone who loves table-talk. Use strategic positional play and secret voting to influence the fate of demigods. Discern...

Once hungry Kitty craved to eat,but sadly found no yummy meat,instead just found some weird spice,scoffed it down and paid the price.From prickling hot sensation camethe grand idea for this sweet game.Sweet & Spicy is a bluffing card game for 2-6 players...

Ninjitsu! is a card game for 2-5 sneaky ninjas, suitable for players of all ages. A stand-alone sequel to the hit game Scuttle!, this game of devious bluffing and subterfuge will keep the whole family entertained for hours.In this fast-playing card ...

[redacted] is a game of spycraft, intrigue, betrayal, and bluffing set in the golden age of the cold war, when men knew how to drink a Martini, and women knew not to trust a man who claimed to know how to drink a Martini.In [redacted], spies must infiltrate...

Jeux conçus par Jean-Louis Roubira et utilisants Bluffing

Each round one player takes on the role of Storyteller, choosing one card from his hand, then telling a story, singing a ditty or otherwise doing something that in his opinion is associated with the played card. Each other player then chooses one card...

Dixit: Daydreams is an expansion for Dixit that contains 84 new cards for use with that game. In Dixit, each round one player takes on the role of Storyteller, choosing one card from his hand, then telling a story, singing a ditty, or otherwise doing...

The Dixit Quest expansion, previously known as Dixit 2, allows players to add even more cards to their favorite Dixit base game. Add 84 cards to add to your surprising, exciting, and evocative Dixit game that will be enjoyed with friends and family ...

Jeux illustrés par Max Degen et utilisants Bluffing

Oh Captain!

Oh Captain! is an exciting game of deception from Ludonaute that sees 3 to 6 players vying to become the richest explorer in a mysterious foreign land. Discover valuable treasure and convince your captain it's worthless to keep the spoils for yourself...

Hand Management

Jeux à thématique Economic utilisants Bluffing

Gempire is the strategic hidden-action, city-building board game with different victory conditions virtually every time you play! King Zarmund is holding a grand competition to decide his new capital city! He'll make 3 random demands at the beginning...

The Frantic Game of Riches and Dynamite In Greedy Greedy Goblins, you and the other players take the roles of goblin clans mining out a mountain laden with riches. Fabulous gems and glittering gold can be found, but you must be careful that your goblins...

In this game, try to gain as much gold as possible by dealing in shares before the huge stock market crash. Try to earn enough cash by cleverly buying and selling shares, so you can spend it on the coveted precious metal. If you are the best in manipulating...

Card Game utilisants Bluffing

Kelp is a two-player asymmetrical game that offers players a unique opportunity to delve into the natural world of Pyjama Sharks and Common Octopuses, set in a South African kelp forest. Hide and seek meets bluffing and manipulation. Deck builder meets...

Kelp: Shark vs Octopus

A Fast-Paced Bluffing Game That's Good For You!Designed for 2 to 5 players, ages eight and up, Bad Beets is a race for players to get rid of their Beets in any way they can, whether by Feeding the Dog, Sharing with another player or even actually Eating...

Jeux publiés par DV Games et utilisants Bluffing

Jeux publiés par Gen-X Games et utilisants Bluffing

Long John Silver is your prisoner; it's time to find his treasure. Follow the hints he gives you, then draw your moves and your search areas directly on the board. But beware, the old pirate is devious and will not hesitate to mislead you! Will you find...

The Japanese tea ceremony is a tradition centered on spirituality and servitude. Preparing and presenting a beautiful matcha (tea) for your guest is the ultimate expression of culture, ceremony and respect.In Matcha, players attempt to collect the utensils...

Dig your way Out is a board game taking place in a prison from which you must escape before the other players. You can build tools from scratch, buy them with cigarettes or extort your fellow inmates for theirs. Every dirty trick is allowed in jail!...

Jeux utilisants Traitor Game et Bluffing

In Deception: Murder in Hong Kong, players find themselves in a scenario of intrigue and murder, deduction and deception. One player is the Murderer, secretly choosing their weapon and the evidence they leave behind. Another is the Forensic Scientist...

Everything's fair in the pursuit of profit…New Angeles is a board game of corporate greed and machinations for four to six players set in the Android universe. You and your friends each gain control of one of the worlds' most powerful megacorporations...

In Ultimate Werewolf Legacy, players and the village itself have attributes that are retained between games. Events from the first session ripple through every other time you play. Make a bad decision early on, and it can haunt your village for years...

Jeux illustrés par Paul Mafayon et utilisants Bluffing

The 2018 Edition of Incan Gold features New Cover Art and Custom Player Meeples!Incan Gold is an award-winning game in which players push their luck as they head into a ruined temple, attempting to find the most jewels. Each turn, a card is turned over...

Incan Gold - The Race for Ancient Artifacts

As the tide changes on the island of Miaui (MEOW-ee), it's time for the fishing festival, a competition where the most skilled Miauian divers try to catch the most valuable fish for the evening feast.All kinds of fish are served at the feast, but beware...

Jeux publiés par Ghenos Games et utilisants Bluffing

Nosferatu

In 1887, a vampire wakes up and seeks to quench his thirst for blood. Brave men and women ally to destroy him – but to do so, they will have to thwart the plot of Renfield, his faithful servant.Nosferatu is a card game mixing tactics, bluffing, and ...

Hand Management

Jeux utilisants Simultaneous Action Selection et Bluffing

Jeux à thématique Nautical utilisants Bluffing

Francis Drake

Francis Drake is a highly interactive game of high adventure, where players are swashbuckling Elizabethan privateers looking to follow in the footsteps of Francis Drake by mounting three voyages of their own deep into the Spanish Main. There, they will...

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