
2025Gerardo Maria Priore
Mainly reviews. The Strange Forgeries of Mr. S.C.Rheber is covered on BoardGameVideo.com by 5 reviews and 3 how-to-play guides.
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The Strange Forgeries Of Mr. S.C. Rheber is a game about forging art using the scientific method. is a Game Of Induction wherein 2-6 players (the Collectors) will purchase art from their Gallerist trying to fill their museums. However some of the paintings are fakes crafted by the talented forger Simon Charles Rheber. The Collectors will master their inductive reasoning to determine which painting is one of the strange forgeries of Mr. S.C.Rheber. OverviewThe Gallerist invents a secret rule and it's the Collectors' objective is to guess it. During the game, the Collectors will produce many Drawings, and the Gallerist will secretly tell them whether it follows the secret rule or not, aka whether the Drawings are Originals or Fakes. At the end of the game, the Collectors will put their knowledge to the test, and try to guess whether their opponents' displayed Drawings follow the rule or not. Mistakes determine the winner, so they'll want to try to make as few Mistakes as possible. The Gallerist moderates the game giving out hints as they like. What Makes It UniqueOut of more than 100,000 games and hundreds of different mechanics, induction-based games rank among the rarest 5%, making them some of the industry's most unusual and peculiar designs. They are, in fact, the only type of games in which players themselves create part of the rules. Among these, Strange Forgeries stands out as the most radical example, offering unparalleled freedom through several innovations centered on its unique use of the drawing mechanic.
The Strange Forgeries of Mr. S.C.Rheber has 8 videos from 7 creators: 5 reviews and 3 how-to-play guides. They date from 2023 to April 2025.
To learn the rules, start with "How To Play - The Strange Forgeries Of Mr. S.C.Rheber - Base Game" by Beyond Words Games, which runs 21 min. For a quicker teach, "The Strange Forgeries Of Mr. S.C.Rheber - Puzzle deduce your way to fool your opponents and victory" by Meeple University runs 6 min.
For an opinion before you buy, start with "5 First Impressions - Perch, Brass Empire, Nestlings, Cosca & Strange Forgeries" by BoardGameCo. 5 creators have reviewed it.
If you like it, try ito, The Shipwreck Arcana, Paint the Roses or YINSH, which share several of its mechanics.
2017Kevin Bishop
2 - 5 players10 - 30 minMedium weight
2003Kris Burm
2 players30 - 60 minMedium weight
From BoardGameGeek:
The Strange Forgeries Of Mr. S.C. Rheber is a game about forging art using the scientific method. is a Game Of Induction wherein 2-6 players (the Collectors) will purchase art from their Gallerist trying to fill their museums. However some of the paintings are fakes crafted by the talented forger Simon Charles Rheber. The Collectors will master their inductive reasoning to determine which painting is one of the strange forgeries of Mr. S.C.Rheber. OverviewThe Gallerist invents a secret rule and it's the Collectors' objective is to guess it. During the game, the Collectors will produce many Drawings, and the Gallerist will secretly tell them whether it follows the secret rule or not, aka whether the Drawings are Originals or Fakes. At the end of the game, the Collectors will put their knowledge to the test, and try to guess whether their opponents' displayed Drawings follow the rule or not. Mistakes determine the winner, so they'll want to try to make as few Mistakes as possible. The Gallerist moderates the game giving out hints as they like. What Makes It UniqueOut of more than 100,000 games and hundreds of different mechanics, induction-based games rank among the rarest 5%, making them some of the industry's most unusual and peculiar designs. They are, in fact, the only type of games in which players themselves create part of the rules. Among these, Strange Forgeries stands out as the most radical example, offering unparalleled freedom through several innovations centered on its unique use of the drawing mechanic.
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Gerardo Maria Priore
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Gerardo Maria Priore
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Beyond Words Games
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