Usurp the King

The king's court is restless. Everyone walking those halls wants the same thing: more power. In Usurp the King you play a family that pulls the strings behind the scenes. You whisper, you bribe people and you forge alliances that could flip again at any moment. The courtiers themselves? They are nothing more than pawns in your plan. The game falls into two parts. First comes the intrigue phase, in which you secretly gather information, exert influence and get cards into your hand. You peek at a courtier's role, place an influence stone and pick a card that will come in handy later. Then the uprising breaks out. Now you play those cards to bribe, poison, conspire and switch sides just in time. There are no fewer than seven ways to win, and the special part is that you can change your plan along the way. Do you want the pretender to the throne to triumph, or would you rather keep the king alive? Do you back the heir, or bet on the bastard? The more you learn about the others' intentions, the sharper your choices become. A game full of secret plans and surprising twists, for players who enjoy a bit of deceit at the table.