The Strange Forgeries Of Mr. S.C. Rheber
The Strange Forgeries Of Mr. S.C. Rheber is a game about forging art using the scientific method.
is a Game Of Induction wherein 2-6 players (the Collectors) will purchase art from their Gallerist trying to fill their museums. However some of the paintings are fakes crafted by the talented forger Simon Charles Rheber. The Collectors will master their inductive reasoning to determine which painting is one of the strange forgeries of Mr. S.C.Rheber.
Overview
The Gallerist invents a secret rule and it’s the Collectors’ objective is to guess it. During the game, the Collectors will produce many Drawings, and the Gallerist will secretly tell them whether it follows the secret rule or not, aka whether the Drawings are Originals or Fakes.
At the end of the game, the Collectors will put their knowledge to the test, and try to guess whether their opponents’ displayed Drawings follow the rule or not. Mistakes determine the winner, so they’ll want to try to make as few Mistakes as possible. The Gallerist moderates the game giving out hints as they like.
What Makes It Unique
Out of more than 100,000 games and hundreds of different mechanics, induction-based games rank among the rarest 5%, making them some of the industry’s most unusual and peculiar designs. They are, in fact, the only type of games in which players themselves create part of the rules.
Among these, Strange Forgeries stands out as the most radical example, offering unparalleled freedom through several innovations centered on its unique use of the drawing mechanic.
RESOURCES
How To Play Videos
Files and Useful Links
- Rulebook (EN, v.22, June 2024) (link, BGG link) contains
- Rules for Base Game
- Rules for Art Critic Expansion
- Rules for Inspector Expansion
- “Explaining The Rules” section to help moderate your session
- Gallerist Almanaq (link, BGG link) this Game Master Guide will teach you
- how to invent compelling riddles
- 9 ready-made riddles
- Rules for “The Auction Of The Greater Fool”
- Print-and-Play Demos
- Get Inspired
- Riddles is a page where I store mine and other players’ riddles of “The Strange Forgeries”: you can also Submit your own
- The Online Enclyclopedia of Bongard Problems is an external website and an invaluable source of ideas to create new riddles for your match of “The Strange Forgeries”
- Original Campaign (link)
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