Emperor's New Clothes

2014

Jonathan H. Liu

BGG Geek Rating

5.5

based on 88 ratings

BGG Average Rating

4.3

community average

BGG Ranking

#28953

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Players

2-8

Weight

2.67/5.00

Playtime

15 min

Age

12+

⚙️ Game Mechanics

How this game works - core systems and player actions

Hand Management Open Drafting Dice Rolling Memory Betting and Bluffing

📂 Categories

Humor Novel-based Card Game Dice Print & Play Novel-based Humor Party Game Deduction

🎨 Artists

Heiko Günther John Kovalic

🏢 Publishers

Game Salute Hoke's Games

📖 About This Game

Emperor's New Clothes is a game inspired by the classic Hans Christian Andersen tale. In Emperor's New Clothes, players pretend to take on roles, and pretend that each role card indicates the types of resources (and sets of resources) required to score points. Blank dice are rolled (three rolls per turn) to pretend to acquire resources, and cards may be played by the active player and opponents to affect dice rolls, card plays, etc. After each player has had a chance to roll, the roles are revealed and resources are turned in for points.