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Phantom Ink: Arcana

Phantom Ink: Arcana

Resonym · 2025
2–815–30 min8+ yrs1.0/5 complexity7.5 BGG#12.643 BGG354PartyCouplesFamily
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A standalone expansion to the party game Phantom Ink, Phantom Ink: Arcana adds 75 brand new question cards, over 200 new secret objects, a cooperative 2-3 player gameplay mode, and 22 fully-illustrated tarot-themed Arcana cards with unique special abilities to spice up gameplay.

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A standalone expansion to the party game Phantom Ink, Phantom Ink: Arcana adds 75 brand new question cards, over 200 new secret objects, a cooperative 2-3 player gameplay mode, and 22 fully-illustrated tarot-themed Arcana cards with unique special abilities to spice up gameplay.

Players form two teams, both competing to identify the same secret object. Teams take turns passing their spirit question cards, like “What would it have as a pet?” or “What is a jumbo version of it called?” Spirits know the secret object, and answer the questions in order to provide clues to help their mediums guess the secret object.

Each turn, the mediums can spend a crystal to play one of their Arcana cards, which gives their team a one-time or permanent bonus to help them figure out the object. For example, increasing their hand size of question cards they can choose from, or letting them secretly learn the next letter of one of their clues.

There’s a catch: the other team doesn’t see what question you asked, but they do see the answer. Mediums call “Silencio” when they know the Clue their Spirit is writing, to make it hard for the other team to learn anything from the Clue.

—description from the publisher

game anatomy
Complexity1.0 / 5
BGG rating7.5 / 10
Vibe
PartyCouplesFamily
Language dependence
Moderate text — a crib sheet helps
Play time
15–30 min
Players
2–8
Recommended age
8+ yrs
BGG rank
#12.643
from Trișache · verified

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Q3How do you play Phantom Ink: Arcana?
Phantom Ink: Arcana is a deduction game, for 2–8 players, taking ~15–30 minutes, featuring communication limits. Check the Rules tab for setup, gameplay, and scoring, or ask Trișache anything about Phantom Ink: Arcana — our AI assistant built by howtoplay.ro and trained specifically on board game rulebooks.
Q4How many players does Phantom Ink: Arcana support?
Phantom Ink: Arcana is played by 2–8 players.
Q5How long does a game of Phantom Ink: Arcana take?
A game of Phantom Ink: Arcana takes about 15–30 minutes. (The first game doesn't count. It never counts.)
Q6What age is Phantom Ink: Arcana for?
Phantom Ink: Arcana is recommended from age 8.
Q7How complex is Phantom Ink: Arcana?
Phantom Ink: Arcana has a BoardGameGeek complexity of 1.0 out of 5.

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