Accuse!
ACCUSE! is in the style of a classic murder deduction game, but where players can sow misinformation and plant traps to put the others off the scent as they race to find the assassin.
2-4 Players 15 minutes
Short - Interactive - Thinky
There are a total of 18 evidence cards: 6 suspects, 6 weapons and 6 locations. 3 cards are removed and the rest are dealt out to all the players. On your turn you declare a card and place it face down in its location. If anyone suspects you of bluffing they can challenge, at the risk of revealing one of their own cards.
At any stage anyone can stop the game to start an accusation. if they are right they win, if they are wrong they are out and the remaining players bid to see who makes the next accusation.
What makes it fun ?
Bluff: The joy of hiding an important card, uncovering a bluff or springing a hidden trap
Tension: The impending moment when enough information has been revealed that players are eyeing each other.
Deduction: The triumph of a successful calculated guess or bid