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Title:
Ostrakon
Description:
White stone or black stone? A philosophical party game where you ask universal questions. During ancient times in Greece, public questions were discussed by writing a vote onto a clay stone called an ostrakon. Sometimes two different colored stones were used to choose between two options, or whether to exile a famous person (who would therefore be ostracized). What if, during the philosophers’ council, one of them asked a universal question... “Are you ticklish, yes or no?”
Is there life in outer space or not? Baseball or basketball? To be or to have? Chicken or beef? The real speaker knows how to charm the audience with the greatest dilemma, predicting the opinions thanks to a supernatural intuition... or a more practical cheating technique! In Ostrakon, you take the role of a Greek philosopher, posing questions on assigned topics with only 2 answers. The other players decide which of the two answers suits them, and the philosopher secretly votes with the side he thinks will outnumber the other. If he is correct, he scores points equal to the number of players who voted against his choice. If he is incorrect, he scores nothing. So its best to pick questions with roughly equally viable answers.
Components:
63 Cards 56x86mm): 12 Greek philosophers, 12 Philosopher voting cards, 9 Pathway Cards, 1 Sun card, 1 Calendar Card, 1 Moon Card, 2 Rule of the Day Cards (1 regular day/Corruption Card, 1 Oracle/Treachery Card), 1 Summary Card, 16 Subject Cards, 8 blank subject cards.
Rule sheet (English, Italian, German, French).
Is there life in outer space or not? Baseball or basketball? To be or to have? Chicken or beef? The real speaker knows how to charm the audience with the greatest dilemma, predicting the opinions thanks to a supernatural intuition... or a more practical cheating technique! In Ostrakon, you take the role of a Greek philosopher, posing questions on assigned topics with only 2 answers. The other players decide which of the two answers suits them, and the philosopher secretly votes with the side he thinks will outnumber the other. If he is correct, he scores points equal to the number of players who voted against his choice. If he is incorrect, he scores nothing. So its best to pick questions with roughly equally viable answers.
Components:
63 Cards 56x86mm): 12 Greek philosophers, 12 Philosopher voting cards, 9 Pathway Cards, 1 Sun card, 1 Calendar Card, 1 Moon Card, 2 Rule of the Day Cards (1 regular day/Corruption Card, 1 Oracle/Treachery Card), 1 Summary Card, 16 Subject Cards, 8 blank subject cards.
Rule sheet (English, Italian, German, French).
Max Number of Players:
5 to 12
Barcode:
029877047055
Category:
Ancient
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Publisher:
Mayfair / daVinci Editrice
Playing Time:
45
Year Published:
2004
Designer:
Silvano Sorrentino
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Artist:
Stefano De Fazi
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Suggested Ages:
10+
Family:
Card Game
Date Added:
2018-06-21 11:56:36
Date Added:
2018-06-21 11:56:36