The Strange Forgeries of Mr. S.C.Rheber

Try to recognize the mark of a forgery in this drawing game of induction. One player secretly invents a rule, while the other players create drawings and receive clues about whether they are Originals or Fakes. They study the results, build collections for their museums, and use inductive reasoning to determine the hidden rule. At the end, players judge opponents’ displayed drawings, with mistakes deciding the outcome.

Players: 3–7 best 6
Playing time: 45–60 min
Age: 12+

9.6 on LudoyaPuzzleEducationalHighest-Lowest ScoringTargeted CluesPattern Recognition

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Design: Gerardo Maria Priore
Art: Gerardo Maria Priore
Publisher: Beyond Words Games

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SchaufelElch9.6
The Strange Forgeries of Mr. S.C.Rheber is competitive deduction game where players need to find a certain rule set up by a game master. This is done by drawing small pictures and hence testing the rule and obtaining binary feedback (does your drawing fit the rule? yes or no). This game is very special. I wouldn't know of any similar game. It's completetly competitive, even the game master can win or lose. It has a well though through mechanism for victory points (unlike the usual party game "4 points - not so bad, try again"). It's a serious game, you will want to beat the others. Yet, it's a fun game since rules can be unexpectedly crazy. No need to be a painter. Rather, you need to love logic and creativity equally. It will certainly require a group of people wanting to engage in a creative riddle solving process.