Dubious: New Realms (2023)

About this game

Dubious: New Realms is the second part of the Dubious game with 3 new settings to play: Antiquity, Cthulhu world and Science Fiction. A private detective club welcomes new participants and you can’t wait to unveil their secrets. You’ll seat at a table with extraordinary personalities: an ancient philosopher, a head of the Dagon cult, a space tourist and many more. Dubious is a game of deduction where each player creates a story for their Character and tries to get the majority of the players guess their Occupation and Secret. At the same time, each player will have to listen carefully to what others have to say about themselves and prove their detective finesse! Each player gets a pair of cards for the round: Occupation and Secret. All players answer 5 questions, common for everyone, and try to make the majority of the players (but not all of them!) guess their cards. You score VP for your correct guesses and for the number of players who got your info right. However, if everyone or no one guesses your Occupation or Secret, you score nothing, so you have to keep doubt in the air!

Does it fit your group?

• Group size. Works with 3 to 6.
• Rules load. No complexity score has been recorded for this one.
• Age. The publisher suggests 14 and up. That rates the rules rather than the artwork, so judge the box yourself for younger players.