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Oriflamme

Adrien, Axel Hesling · Studio H · 2019

A bluffing card game where everyone places cards facedown in a shared queue, then reveals them one at a time. Each card has a unique power — assassinate, spy, steal, or scheme. The tension of not knowing what's adjacent to your card creates a miniature game of thrones in 20 minutes.

Players

3–5

Time

20 min

Ages

10+

Difficulty

Light

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Why you'll like it

Twenty minutes of pure tension and bluffing
The queue mechanism is simple but brilliant
Every card play is a mind game
Fits in a pocket
Multiple rounds create evolving metagame

How it plays

Oriflamme is a quick card game of medieval intrigue. Players take turns secretly adding a character card, face down, to either end of a shared line.

Each round, the cards are revealed in order, and their powers resolve: the assassin kills, the heir earns influence, the spy steals. Face-down cards earn influence but can be revealed later. The player with the most influence at the end of six rounds wins.