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2009 Ranked #4,900

Triumvirate

A compact Roman contest where every trick shifts the balance of power—and every wager reveals how well you read your rival.

Card Game Trick-taking Bluffing Deduction

Players

2

Play time

20-30 min

Age

12+

Complexity

1.93/5

Rating

6.65

Easier to teach Highly interactive Deep strategy

Overview

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ABG editorial scores on a 1–5 scale.

Teachability 4.1/5

Easier to teach

Replay value 4.0/5

High replayability

Interaction 4.4/5

Highly interactive

Player scaling 2.0/5

Player-count sensitive

Strategic depth 3.5/5

Deep strategy

Player control 4.2/5

More strategic control

Setup time About 3 min
Teach time About 8 min
Recommended edition Triumvirate – Indie Boards & Cards English second edition (2010)
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How it plays

How does it play?

Win tricks, predict which Roman faction will prevail, and make your wagers pay across three political rounds.

Core mechanisms

Key systems that shape the decisions players make.

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Triumvirate is a tense two-player trick-taking game in which every card both contests the present trick and shapes the political future. Three colored factions compete for supremacy, while players manage a compact hand and secretly back the side they expect to emerge strongest. Because a tactical win can strengthen a rival faction or expose your preferred color, each trick becomes a small exercise in timing, inference, and controlled commitment.

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Editions

Language and publisher variants currently recorded in the catalog.

Edition Year Language Publisher / Region
Triumvirate – Indie Boards & Cards English second edition (2010) 2010 English Indie Boards & Cards / US

Game and edition data

All specifications (23)

Play and group

Players
2
Play time
20–30 min
Age
12+
Complexity
1.9/5
App
None app Source
Player elimination
No Source
Downtime
Low Source

Practicalities

Setup time
About 3 min Source
Teach time
About 8 min Source
Teardown time
About 3 min Source

Campaign and continuity

Group continuity
Flexible Source
Resettable
Fully Resettable Source
Save system
No campaign or save system. Source
Consumable components
No consumable components. Source

Edition and product

Optional extras
Designed strictly for two players; the draft variant changes the opening information economy. Source
Recommended edition
Triumvirate – Indie Boards & Cards English second edition (2010) Source
Language
English
Region
US
Availability
Observed
Edition type
Standard Source
Current edition
No Source
Consumable components
None. Source
Compatibility
Standalone Indie Boards & Cards English Second Edition. Source
Credits and catalog connections

Credits

Designers

1
Travis Worthington

Artists

3
Luis Francisco Pedro Vergani Travis Worthington

Publishers

1
Indie Boards & Cards

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