# Burke's Gambit

Burke's Gambit is a board game for 4–8 players. It plays in 20 minutes and is meant for ages 14 and up. Ludoya players call it best with 7.

- **Players:** 4–8 (best with 7)
- **Playing time:** 20 minutes
- **Minimum age:** 14+
- **Complexity:** 1.5 out of 5
- **Year published:** 2016
- **Categories:** Deduction, Party Game, Bluffing, Negotiation, Science Fiction
- **Mechanics:** Voting, Traitor Game, Team-Based Game, Dice Rolling, Variable Player Powers, Memory, Player Elimination
- **Owned by:** 5 Ludoya players
- **Plays logged on Ludoya:** 7
- **Unique players:** 19

**Designers:** Robert Yates

**Artists:** Donald Crank

**Publishers:** WizKids (I)

## Expansions

- [Burke's Gambit: Salvager](https://www.ludoya.com/games/burkes-gambit-salvager)
- [Burke's Gambit: Xenobiologist](https://www.ludoya.com/games/burkes-gambit-xenobiologist)

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## Links

- [This page](https://www.ludoya.com/games/burkes-gambit)
- [Burke's Gambit in the Ludoya app](https://app.ludoya.com/g/burkes-gambit)
- [BoardGameGeek entry](https://boardgamegeek.com/boardgame/206754)

_Data from Ludoya, updated 2026-09-19. Ratings, ownership and play counts are Ludoya's own._