Black Sonata
Does memorising the Dark Lady cards spoil the game?
The designer addressed memorising directly in a reply, and the rulebook's Key Concepts say the game is about deducing traits, not names.
- JohnKean · Designer · 2019-08-07
- xipuloxx · Community · 2020-04-26
- Black Sonata rulebook · Rulebook · Key Concepts
It can, a little. The designer says memorising the twelve cards would spoil the game a bit, mainly after repeated plays in a short time, and the rules are designed to make it hard (for example, the clue deck is kept face up but covered). You are meant to deduce her three traits, not her name. If it bothers you, one player's suggestion is to require yourself to prove the symbols from the clues you have collected.