Intrigue
1994Stefan Dorra
3 - 5 players
45 min
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This pure negotiation game pits the players as Renaissance era families that are engaging in rampant nepotism. Players are seeking positions in the other families' businesses, and to further that pursuit players offer bribes. However, once accepting a bribe, the 'bought' player is under absolutely no obligation to honor the highest briber or any other verbal deal. In a word, this game is vicious. The new AMIGO edition came out in 2005. The main difference between the F.X. Schmid and the AMIGO versions are that the the F.X. Schmid version uses five houses/buildings per player, with values of 1,2,3,5, and 10, but the AMIGO version uses four buildings/houses per player, with values of 1,3,6, and 10. Accordingly, the F.X. Schmid version has five professions - knight, merchant, lawyer, writer, and clergy - but the AMIGO version retains only clergy and writer, and adds chemist and doctor.
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Intrigue has 3 videos from 2 creators: 1 review, 1 how-to-play guide and 1 other video. They date from 2024 to June 2026.
To learn the rules, start with "INTRIGUE BOARD GAME Review & Tutorial How To Play Intrige (Stefan Dorra 1994) Undiscovered Games E43" by Undiscovered Games, which runs 29 min.
For an opinion before you buy, start with "Intrigue — How to Play and Is It a Gem?" by Board Gems.
If you like it, try For Sale, Pergamon, Sardegna and Triqueta, also by Stefan Dorra.
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About Intrigue
From BoardGameGeek:
This pure negotiation game pits the players as Renaissance era families that are engaging in rampant nepotism. Players are seeking positions in the other families' businesses, and to further that pursuit players offer bribes. However, once accepting a bribe, the 'bought' player is under absolutely no obligation to honor the highest briber or any other verbal deal. In a word, this game is vicious. The new AMIGO edition came out in 2005. The main difference between the F.X. Schmid and the AMIGO versions are that the the F.X. Schmid version uses five houses/buildings per player, with values of 1,2,3,5, and 10, but the AMIGO version uses four buildings/houses per player, with values of 1,3,6, and 10. Accordingly, the F.X. Schmid version has five professions - knight, merchant, lawyer, writer, and clergy - but the AMIGO version retains only clergy and writer, and adds chemist and doctor.
Designer
Stefan Dorra
Artists
Eckhard Freytag, Clément Masson, Ian Parovel, Renate Seelig, Markus Wagner
Publisher
AMIGO
Categories
Renaissance
Mechanics