Kill Kim

To set up the game, each player receives one character card, placed face-up in front of them, and two prestige tokens, placed text-side up next to their character card. Any remaining character cards and prestige tokens are returned to the box. The 60 vote cards are shuffled, and two are dealt to each player to form their hand. The remaining vote cards create a draw pile, placed face-down in the center of the table. The leader token is placed next to this draw pile. Next, prepare the mission cards according to the player count, as indicated in the rulebook's table. These mission cards are shuffled, and one is dealt face-down to each player, who looks at it secretly and places it face-down in front of them, keeping their role hidden until the end of the game.

The objective of Kill Kim depends on your secret role. Players are secretly assigned one of three roles: plotters, loyalists, or CIA agents. Plotters aim to kill Kim by accumulating a specific number of 'kill' votes. Loyalists seek to save Kim by gathering a certain number of 'veto' votes. CIA agents win by having a specified number of players become 'discredited' (losing both prestige tokens), provided those discredited players are not also CIA agents. All players must act in a way that appears to be part of the plot to overthrow Kim, even if their true objective is to save him or simply cause chaos.

Each round of Kill Kim consists of three phases: Phase A (Choosing the Leader), Phase B (Voting on Kim's Fate), and Phase C (Executing Voted Actions). In Phase A, players who are not discredited and were not the leader in the previous round can volunteer to be the new leader. If only one volunteers, they become the leader. If multiple volunteer, players vote for a leader. If no one volunteers, a leader is drawn randomly from eligible players. In Phase B, the new leader initiates discussion about Kim's fate. All players, including the leader and discredited players, secretly choose one vote card from their hand and play it face-down. Players can talk about their played card but cannot show it or take it back. In Phase C, the leader chooses three vote cards (at least two from those played by others and up to one from the draw pile), shuffles them, and reveals them. They then execute the actions on these cards in order.

Scoring occurs based on the actions executed in Phase C. Plotters earn one victory point for each 'kill' vote card that is revealed and set aside. Loyalists gain one victory point for each 'veto' vote card that is revealed and set aside. CIA agents receive one victory point for each player who becomes discredited (loses both prestige tokens), but only if that discredited player is not also a CIA agent. These points are accumulated across rounds, and the first team to reach their required victory point total wins the game.

The game concludes immediately when any of the three teams—plotters, loyalists, or CIA agents—achieves the victory point total required for their team, as specified in the rulebook's table based on the total number of players. Once a team reaches this threshold, the game ends, and that team is declared the winner. If the draw pile of vote cards runs out, the discard pile is shuffled to form a new draw pile, and the game continues.