Sheriff of Nottingham

Sheriff of NottinghamSheriff of Nottingham is a light hearted humorous game of truths, lies and all the negotiation of the grey area in between. Players win by holding the most gold at the end of the game, claimed by collecting the largest sets of different items. These can be legit or illegalPlayers can win by telling the truth through the whole game, dabble in a few sneaky lies or downright lead people in the completely wrong direction! Players take the roles of city

Sheriff of Nottingham is a light-hearted humorous game of truths, lies and all the negotiation of the grey area in between. Players win by holding the most gold at the end of the game, claimed by collecting the largest sets of different items. These can be legit or illegal…Players can win by telling the truth through the whole game, dabble in a few sneaky lies or downright lead people in the completely wrong direction! Players take the roles of city traders looking to bring goods of various types into the market to sell. The main selection of items consists of food, however there are also weapons and items of extreme value to be smuggled by the shrewd trader. Each round, one player becomes the titular Sheriff of Nottingham whilst the other players continue as their characters. After collating a hand of goods from a partially visible draw deck, the traders must then select a group of cards and place them secretly into a sealed bag stating what they contain. The players cannot announce illicit goods, so have to declare them as something else such as, “4 cheeses”. These are handed to the Sheriff who may then interrogate the owner of the bag to ascertain if they are telling the truth. Players are free to bribe the sheriff to not open the bag or even open someone else’s! If the Sheriff lets the bag pass, it is returned to the owner and the contents are revealed and laid out on the player board. If the Sheriff did decide to open the bag and the trader was telling the truth, he must pay the player gold as recompense. However, if a brazen lie is discovered the trader is penalised and the cards confiscated. The game continues with the Sheriff of Nottingham role moving around the players two times each. Finally, all the goods are counted up and the players with the most items of each good claim the most gold. Illicit goods can generate a high gold payout for the risk-taker. Player Count: 3-5 Time: 60 Minutes Age: 13+