The Strange Forgeries of Mr. S.C.Rheber (2025)

About this game

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.

Does it fit your group?

• Group size. Works with 3 to 7.
• Rules load. No complexity score has been recorded for this one.
• Age. The publisher suggests 12 and up. That rates the rules rather than the artwork, so judge the box yourself for younger players.