2024 · Renaissance

Knives Out

Knives Out is a board game for 3–10 players. It plays in 20–25 minutes and is meant for ages 8 and up. Ludoya players call it best with 6. It is rated 7,3 out of 10 by 8 Ludoya reviewers.

The royal line is in chaos after the monarch's death; players vie to install a surviving heir, heiress, or pet through backstabbing and trickery. Players place candidate cards between every pair and in the center, then simultaneously choose a card to set turn order. In that turn sequence, players activate the leftmost available candidate's ability by replacing it with their played card, building a new chain of effects each round. Candidates accumulate daggers and resistance; those with more daggers than resistance are eliminated. The lowest-value surviving candidate becomes the successor.

groupSpelers

3–10 best met 6

scheduleSpeeltijd

20–25 min

cakeLeeftijd

8+

psychologyComplexiteit

1,8 / 5