{"product_id":"inner-circle","title":"Inner Circle + complimentary PDF","description":"\u003cp\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eYes-man your way to the top in a blackjack-driven dark comedy of ridiculous proposals, self-serving antics, and just… one… more… card.\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eA ”beer and pretzels” style RPG of hilarious backstabbing, for any number of players, lasting 30-60 minutes.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003ch2 id=\"imagine-wicked-members-of-the-inner-circle\"\u003eImagine wicked members of the inner circle\u003c\/h2\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eEvery leader has them. An inner circle of the most trusted lieutenants who provide suggestions and plans. All of them vying to become the despot's right-hand-man (or woman, or furry creature - depending upon your setting)\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eIn this game you get to play the members of that inner circle in a black comedy push-your-luck game, where you have to make increasingly complex and ridiculous plans to keep ahead of your rivals.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003ch2 id=\"how-to-play\"\u003eHow to play\u003c\/h2\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eNobody plays the despot, they remain off screen. You may address the despot with your plans, but there is never a reply. Everyone starts with 5 credibility (less for a shorter game).\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cul\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eYou are each secretly dealt a pair of cards. Look at the suits of those cards and use those to narrate a plan - one that promises some combination of affection, wealth, victory and subterfuge to massage the ego of your boss.\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eTaking it in turns, each of you can request additional cards in order to try to get closer to 21; with each new card there is a new suit which has to be added to your plan which might become increasingly baroque.\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eWhen you have all decided to stick and not add to your plan, the cards are revealed. The person who is closest to 21 is the victor. They retain credibility while the credibility of their competition drains away. Anyone who has bust by getting a score of over 21 loses two credibility.\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eWhen you have lost all credibility, you are out. You leave the game in a suitably horrible manner which you narrate. Play continues until only one survives.\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003c\/ul\u003e\n\u003ch2 id=\"settings-included\"\u003eSettings included\u003c\/h2\u003e\n\u003ch3 id=\"fictional\"\u003eFictional\u003c\/h3\u003e\n\u003cul\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eSquabbling orcs on a mission for their wizard from The Lord of the Rings\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eNervous admirals working under a dark lord in Star Wars\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eBloodthirsty family members in Game of Thrones\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eAspiring henchmen of a Gotham City Supervillain\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003c\/ul\u003e\n\u003ch3 id=\"historical\"\u003eHistorical\u003c\/h3\u003e\n\u003cul\u003e\n\u003cli\u003ethe senators surrounding emporer Nero\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003ethe politburo of Joseph Stalin\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003ethe courtiers of Queen Ravanalova of Madagascar\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003c\/ul\u003e\n\u003ch3 id=\"contemporary\"\u003eContemporary\u003c\/h3\u003e\n\u003cul\u003e\n\u003cli\u003ethe cabinet of Boris Johnson\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003ethe white house of Donald Trump\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003ethe oligarchs supporting Vladimir Putin\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003c\/ul\u003e\n\u003ch3 id=\"big-business\"\u003eBig Business\u003c\/h3\u003e\n\u003cul\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eSmarmy \"old money\" boardmembers in Big Pharma\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eOily tycoons on the board of Big Energy\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eSlick tech bros on the board of Big Tech\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003c\/ul\u003e\n\u003ch3 id=\"low-stakes-high-drama\"\u003eLow Stakes High Drama\u003c\/h3\u003e\n\u003cul\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eHaughty professors trying to one-up each other in Academia\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eSpiteful teenagers in High School Cliques\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003ePetty wage slaves in Office Politics\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003c\/ul\u003e\n\u003ch3 id=\"weird\"\u003eWeird\u003c\/h3\u003e\n\u003cul\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eAnts working to keep their colony alive\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eGhosts trying to maintain their grip on reality in a haunted house\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eContestants on a Hell's Kitchen TV Show\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003c\/ul\u003e","brand":"Plane Sailing Games","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":56822082142589,"sku":null,"price":10.0,"currency_code":"GBP","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/1380\/9101\/files\/cover-page-image_280x420_89876e5a-e5e2-484c-a081-00d1a7019d15.webp?v=1756915349","url":"https:\/\/leisuregames.live\/products\/inner-circle","provider":"Leisure Games","version":"1.0","type":"link"}