# Smoke & Mirrors

Smoke & Mirrors is a board game for 2–5 players. It plays in 15 minutes and is meant for ages 8 and up. Ludoya players call it best with 5.

- **Players:** 2–5 (best with 5)
- **Playing time:** 15 minutes
- **Minimum age:** 8+
- **Complexity:** 1 out of 5
- **Year published:** 2015
- **Categories:** Card Game, Bluffing, Print & Play
- **Mechanics:** Betting and Bluffing
- **Owned by:** 3 Ludoya players
- **Plays logged on Ludoya:** 6
- **Unique players:** 4

**Designers:** Chip Beauvais

**Artists:** Sara Beauvais, Fabrice Weiss

**Publishers:** Button Shy

## Expansions

- [Smoke & Mirrors: Deduction](https://www.ludoya.com/games/smoke-and-mirrors-deduction)
- [Smoke & Mirrors: Double Backed Swirls Card](https://www.ludoya.com/games/smoke-and-mirrors-double-backed-swirls-card-promo)

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## Links

- [This page](https://www.ludoya.com/games/smoke-and-mirrors)
- [Smoke & Mirrors in the Ludoya app](https://app.ludoya.com/g/smoke-and-mirrors)
- [BoardGameGeek entry](https://boardgamegeek.com/boardgame/180295)

_Data from Ludoya, updated 2026-09-22. Ratings, ownership and play counts are Ludoya's own._