Hoax

Hoax

Bill Eberle , Edward Horn, Jr. , Jack Kittredge , Peter Olotka (1981)

5.5
BGG Rating 231 votes
3-12 players Best: 4-5 45 min 10+
Complexity Light — 1.4/5
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The basic idea in Hoax is to pretend to be somebody you are not while working towards the goal of figuring out who other people are. Each player is assigned one of six different characters -- each with its own unique abilities -- but can pretend to be any character and use its corresponding powers. Abilities are used to acquire 3 different types of goods, which can be spent to get clues to opponents' identities. If the majority of the other players think you're pretending to be a character that you're not, you must either admit that you are not that character (and permanently lose the use of its power), or reveal that you are and win the game. Re-implemented as: Die Erben von Hoax

Publisher Eon Products, Inc. (Eon) , Hexagames (I) Artist Linda Bound
Recommended: 4-8 players Some necessary text - easily memorized or small crib sheet

BGG Community Intel

5.5

Weighted Avg

231

Ratings

450

Owned

60

Wishlisted

Std Dev: 1.64 Wanting: 27 Trading: 25 Strategy Rank: #2961
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