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Sheriff of Nottingham (board game)

Bluffing board game

Sheriff of Nottingham is a bluffing board game for three to five players designed by Sergio Halaban, Bryan Pope and Andre Zatz, first published by Arcane Wonders in 2014 as the debut title in its Dice Tower Essentials line. One player takes the role of the Sheriff while the others act as merchants trying to smuggle contraband goods into the market alongside their legal wares, declaring the contents of their bags and choosing whether to tell the truth, bluff or offer the Sheriff a bribe to avoid inspection. Merchants score points for goods that reach the market undetected, while the Sheriff is rewarded for catching smugglers and penalized for wrongly accusing an honest merchant. The role of Sheriff rotates each round so every player experiences both sides of the negotiation.

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Sport
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Board Game 1
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Small Group (3-6 Players) 1
Origin Year
2014 1
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1. Sheriff of Nottingham (board game) (Wikipedia)
  • Infobox 'players' field: 3-5
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    Sheriff of Nottingham is a multiplayer bluffing board game designed by Sergio Halaban, Bryan Pope, Andre Zatz and originally published by Arcane Wonders as the first in their Dice Tower Essentials line.
  • lead paragraph, origin-year
    Sheriff of Nottingham is a multiplayer bluffing board game designed by Sergio Halaban, Bryan Pope, Andre Zatz and originally published by Arcane Wonders as the first in their Dice Tower Essentials line. Sheriff of Nottingham was released on October 10, 2014. In the game, players take turns acting as the Sheriff while the other players try to bring goods into the city. Players must declare what goods they have in their bag and the Sheriff may choose to let them pass or inspect their goods to see if they are carrying the goods they claim. A player may lie, bribe, or mislead to get the most points scoring goods into the city without being caught.
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