2024Mary Flanagan, Max Seidman
- Videos
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- Creators
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1 - 5 players25 - 35 minLight weight

2022Mary Flanagan, Max Seidman
Mainly reviews. Phantom Ink is covered on BoardGameVideo.com by 15 reviews, 5 how-to-play guides, 6 recorded sessions, 3 unboxings, and 1 other video.
From BoardGameGeek
Renowned media are competing to figure out a secret object and prove they can connect with the "World Beyond". The first team to figure out the secret object wins! To set up Phantom Ink, divide players so that the Sun team and the Moon team each have one Spirit and up to three Media. The media on a team share a hand of seven question cards, and the spirits begin the game by choosing one of the five objects on a card as the secret object. On a turn, the media pass two question cards to their spirit, with sample questions like "What color is it most commonly?", "What fictional character has it or uses it?", and "If it were a musical instrument, what would it be?" The spirit discards one question card face up, then returns the question card it's going to answer to their media, then slowly writes the answer one letter at a time for all to see. As soon as the media think they know what this clue word is, they yell "Silencio", and the spirit stops writing. The other team of media might see only the letter "Y", but if you know the question is "What color is it?", then you know the clue must be "yellow". To end your turn, draw two new question cards. On a turn, instead of handing over question cards, you can attempt to guess the answer - and to do so you write like the spirits, one letter at a time. If you write an incorrect letter, the spirits will stop you, marking out your error, with your partial guess giving the other team more information. If you guess the entire word correctly, you win! Awards & Honors: Game Makers Guild - Seal of Approval The Dice Tower - Seal of Approval
Phantom Ink has 30 videos from 27 creators: 15 reviews, 5 how-to-play guides, 6 playthroughs, 3 unboxings and 1 other video. They date from 2021 to October 2026.
To learn the rules, start with "How To Play Phantom Ink" by Resonym, which runs 4 min.
For an opinion before you buy, start with "Phantom Ink Review - with Zee Garcia" by The Dice Tower. 14 creators have reviewed it. To see it played, watch "Phantom Ink, on explique et on joue" by Un Monde de jeux, one of 6 playthroughs.
If you like it, try Avant Carde, Surrealist Dinner Party, Retrograde and Phantom Ink: Arcana, also by Mary Flanagan.
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2024Mary Flanagan, Max Seidman
1 - 5 players25 - 35 minLight weight
2021Mary Flanagan, Emma Hobday, Max Seidman
2 - 4 players35 - 50 minLight weight
2023Mary Flanagan, Max Seidman
1 - 4 players25 - 35 minLight weight
2025Mary Flanagan, Max Seidman
2 - 8 players15 - 30 minLight weight
From BoardGameGeek:
Renowned media are competing to figure out a secret object and prove they can connect with the "World Beyond". The first team to figure out the secret object wins! To set up Phantom Ink, divide players so that the Sun team and the Moon team each have one Spirit and up to three Media. The media on a team share a hand of seven question cards, and the spirits begin the game by choosing one of the five objects on a card as the secret object. On a turn, the media pass two question cards to their spirit, with sample questions like "What color is it most commonly?", "What fictional character has it or uses it?", and "If it were a musical instrument, what would it be?" The spirit discards one question card face up, then returns the question card it's going to answer to their media, then slowly writes the answer one letter at a time for all to see. As soon as the media think they know what this clue word is, they yell "Silencio", and the spirit stops writing. The other team of media might see only the letter "Y", but if you know the question is "What color is it?", then you know the clue must be "yellow". To end your turn, draw two new question cards. On a turn, instead of handing over question cards, you can attempt to guess the answer - and to do so you write like the spirits, one letter at a time. If you write an incorrect letter, the spirits will stop you, marking out your error, with your partial guess giving the other team more information. If you guess the entire word correctly, you win! Awards & Honors: Game Makers Guild - Seal of Approval The Dice Tower - Seal of Approval
Designers
Mary Flanagan, Max Seidman
Artists
A. Giroux, Spring Yu
Publisher
Resonym
Categories
Mechanics