SECRETS
The Cold War heats up tensions in this sneaky game of lying and deceit
Repos | £ 17.99 | Social deduction | 4-8 players | 20 minutes | Age: 10+ | rprod.com
BOX CONTENTS
◗ 29 character cards
◗ Four bullet cards
◗ Help sheet
◗ Four reference cards
◗ 10 identity tokens
◗ UN token
◗ Two help tokens
◗ Rulebook
The second collaboration between lauded designers Eric Lang and Bruno Faidutti after the prisoner’s dilemma-inspired HMS Dolores, Secrets is – like that previous game – built around a very simple decision: accept or reject.
Players take it in turns to draw two cards, show the group the options and then oTher one facedown to another player. If it’s accepted, it’s placed in front of that player and takes eThect. If it’s rejected, it returns to the oThering player, who similarly displays it face up and uses its ability. Each card is worth positive or negative points – four or five cards in front of any player ends the game, with scores deciding a winner. Simple, right?