# Shakespeare: The Bard Game

Shakespeare: The Bard Game is a board game for 2–5 players. It plays in 60 minutes and is meant for ages 12 and up. Ludoya players call it best with 4.

- **Players:** 2–5 (best with 4)
- **Playing time:** 60 minutes
- **Minimum age:** 12+
- **Complexity:** 1.8 out of 5
- **Year published:** 2004
- **Categories:** Trivia, Renaissance
- **Mechanics:** Roll / Spin and Move, Dice Rolling, Voting, Acting
- **Owned by:** 1 Ludoya players
- **Plays logged on Ludoya:** 1
- **Unique players:** 1

**Designers:** Mike Siggins, Richard Heffer

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## Links

- [This page](https://www.ludoya.com/games/shakespeare-the-bard-game)
- [Shakespeare: The Bard Game in the Ludoya app](https://app.ludoya.com/g/shakespeare-the-bard-game)
- [BoardGameGeek entry](https://boardgamegeek.com/boardgame/12372)

_Data from Ludoya, updated 2026-09-04. Ratings, ownership and play counts are Ludoya's own._