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?
Secretly back courtiers, shift their standing at the imperial court, and bluff over which three of four factions will actually score.
Core mechanisms
Key systems that shape the decisions players make.
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Justinian: Intrigue at the Emperor's Court is a political strategy game of hidden influence and calculated bluffing. Players support twelve members of the Byzantine court with face-down influence tokens, then use character cards to raise or lower their positions. At the end of each round one color is scored, yet only three of the four colors will count before the game ends. Because every player can alter the same courtiers, timing a promotion, disguising a favorite, and anticipating the next scoring color matter as much as the strength of any single move.
