Overview
At a glance
Is this game right for my group?
ABG editorial scores on a 1–5 scale.
Easier to teach
High replayability
Highly interactive
Scales well
Deep strategy
More strategic control
How it plays
How does it play?
Manipulate loyalties in the Roman Senate, hide your allegiance, and decide whether Caesar survives the final count of knives.
Core mechanisms
Key systems that shape the decisions players make.
Hidden Roles
Players conceal team, loyalty, or identity information from one another.
Voting
Players collectively approve, reject, or select an outcome through votes.
Deduction
Combine clues and exclusions to identify hidden information.
Action / Event
Use Action / Event as a recurring structure for player decisions and resolution.
Bribery
Offer resources or incentives to influence another player’s decision.
Read the full game description
23 Knives is a social deduction and negotiation game set in the Roman Senate after Caesar crosses the Rubicon. Each citizen secretly serves the loyalists, the liberators, or personal ambition. Players place influence, offer bribes, trigger events, and argue over the fate of Rome while trying to read the motives behind every vote. If at least twenty-three knives reach the Curia, Caesar falls; otherwise the loyalists preserve his rule. Opportunists pursue their own scoring conditions regardless of the larger cause.
