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Mascarade

Mascarade

Repos Production · 2013
2–1330 min10+ yrs1.5/5 complexity6.5 BGGParty
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How do you play Mascarade?

Who are you in Mascarade? Whoever you want to be... at least until someone else calls you out on it! Each character receives a face-down role card at the start of the game, and in a game with 4–5 players, some role cards are placed in the center of the table.

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Who are you in Mascarade? Whoever you want to be... at least until someone else calls you out on it!

Each character receives a face-down role card at the start of the game, and in a game with 4–5 players, some role cards are placed in the center of the table. On a turn, you take one of three actions:

 Announce your character: Claim the power of a certain character and take the associated action. You don't have to have that character card in front of you to take this action, but if someone else says that they're that character and reveals the card to prove it, that player takes the action instead while you lose one coin to the tribunal.
 Swap cards or not: Take another player's character card along with yours, place them under the table, shuffle them around a bit, then give one card back to the other player while keeping one for yourself. You (presumably) know whether you changed characters and can have some idea of who you are now, but that other player might be in the dark.
 Secretly look at your character: Look at your character card to make sure of who you are.

Play continues until one player has collected 13 coins and wins – or until a player has lost all of their coins, in which case the player with the most coins wins.

Mascarade includes more character cards than the number of players, so not all characters will be used in each game. The rules suggest that you use certain characters in your first games, but once you know the game and its roles, you can try many other configurations.

🔬 game anatomy
Complexity1.5 / 5
BGG rating6.5 / 10
Vibe
Party
Language dependence
No in-game text needed
🌐 plays without English
Play time
30 min
Players
2–13
Recommended age
10+ yrs

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Q3How do you play Mascarade?
Mascarade is a bluffing game, for 2–13 players, taking ~30 minutes, featuring hidden roles. Check the Rules tab for setup, gameplay, and scoring, or ask Trișache anything about Mascarade — our AI assistant built by howtoplay.ro and trained specifically on board game rulebooks.
Q4How many players does Mascarade support?
Mascarade is played by 2–13 players.
Q5How long does a game of Mascarade take?
A game of Mascarade takes about 30 minutes. (The first game doesn't count. It never counts.)
Q6What age is Mascarade for?
Mascarade is recommended from age 10.

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