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?
Sacrifice cards, predict the number of tricks you will win, and fulfill the most accurate prophecy in a Mayan-inspired contest.
Core mechanisms
Key systems that shape the decisions players make.
Read the full game description
Prophecy is a trick-taking game in which Mayan priests compete to interpret the future. Before each round, players secretly sacrifice cards and use them to declare a target for the number of tricks they expect to win. Standard follow-suit play is therefore only half the puzzle: every card taken matters in relation to the prediction, and a strong hand can be as dangerous as a weak one when it pulls a player past the promised result. Accurate prophecies score, while missed targets leave rivals closer to victory.
