Bluffing Billionaires
Bluffing Billionaires Rulebook
Table of Contents
Table of Contents
Components
- 60 Cards
- 9 Asset Cards + 1 Player Aid for each Billionaire
- 1 Rulesheet
Setup
- Choose a Billionaire deck (all 9 cards in one color) and put the Player Aid in front of you, holding 9 Asset cards in your hands.
- The person who had the most money in their wallet goes first, or determine the first player in any way agreed.
Gameplay
Play an Asset Card
The Active Player must play an Asset card from their hand face-down to the table, claiming to be the richest Billionaire with the highest card on the table, shouting "I'm the richest!"
- If the previously played face-down card still exist, discard that card face-down to the Discard pile so that nobody knows the value.
- If there are no other cards on the table, the turn passes clockwise and the next player on the left becomes the Active Player.
Waiting for Challenge(s)
If there are any other face-down card/s on the table, the owner of each card may Approve or Challenge the Active Player by performing agreed gestures simultaneously, such as thumb up or thumb down.
- Approve (Thumb Up): You believe the Active Player played a higher card than yours, and therefore did not wish to challenge him/her. If all other players approves unanimously, the turn passess clockwise and the next player become the Active Player.
- Challenge (Thumb Down): You DON'T believe the Active Player played a higher card than yours, and therefore wish to call his/her bluff. More than one player might challenge the Active Player simultaneously.
Challenge
When a Challenge occurs, all Challenger(s) flip over their face-down card to compare the value INDIVIDUALLY with the Active Player who will also flip over his/her card too. Resolve each Challenge in clockwise order starting from the player nearest to the Active Player.
Two outcomes are possible:
- If the Active Player's card is NOT higher than a Challenger's card, hence falsely claiming to be the richest, the Active Player loses against that challenger.
- If the Active Player's card is higher than the Challenger's card, hence proofing his claim, the Active Player wins against that challenger.
The active player might have mixed results in a challenge, winning against one challenger, but losing to another, which is completely normal.
The winner of a challenge then take a random card from the loser's hand, placing it face-up on a separate Bonus pile as a compensation that will be scored at the end of the game as Bonus Points. Additionally, if there is only one Challenger, the winner of the challenge also take the loser's revealed card, placing it face-up on the Bonus pile.
After a Challenge had completely resolved, discard all flipped-over cards to their own separate Discard pile and the play then passes to the next player on the left of the Active Player.
Example
- Player A plays an Asset card from his hand face-down, claiming to be the richest Billionaire with the highest card on the table.
- Player B then plays his card and counter the claim; he IS the richest Billionaire.
- Player A doesn't believe B, therefore he Challenges B.
- The two players then reveal their cards to see whose Asset card's value is higher.
- Player with higher card's value win the Challenge.
- As winning prize, Player A takes a random card from B's hand and his loser card (number 4), placing them face up on his Bonus pile.
However, if there are more than one Challenger, the losing card (number 4) is not taken.
End Game & Scoring
- When an Active Player plays the last card from their hand, the game immediately ends and scoring begins.
- All Asset cards in player's hands scores as many Points as their listed face-value. Plus, count all the Coin symbols from other player's cards that you keep in your Bonus pile as Bonus Points.
- The player with the biggest Points is the winner and become the new Bluffing Billionaire.
- In case of a tie, the player with more sum of Coin symbols wins. In case of further tie, all tied players share the victory or play again to determine the real winner!
Scoring diagram from the rulebook:
- A - Asset card's value (remaining cards on hand). Diagram example: 6+1 = 7.
- B - Bonus point obtained by Challenge (Coin symbols on cards in the Bonus pile). Diagram example: 2+1+2 = 5.
- Diagram total: 7+5 = 12 points.
Character's Ability
Each character possess a specific power that breaks or bends the rule in certain ways. When a card power contradicts the rule, the power takes precedence over the rule. If two or more powers are activated at the same time, the Active Player's power is resolved first.
Character's power with this icon can not be activated if there are no other face-down card on the table.
Errata
- Blue Deck ability should be written 'If either his 7 / 8 / 9 is taken from the hand, he may place it in his Bonus pile & score it as his Bonus points instead'.
- Orange Deck ability should be written 'If this card is involved in a Challenge, place this card in your Bonus pile & score it as your Bonus points'.
Frequently Asked Questions
What is Bonus Pile? A space to place all cards that you've collected from other players and cards acquired by an ability. Cards in Bonus Pile will be scored at the end of the game based on the number of coin icons in each card.
What happens if nobody challenges me, I didn't challenge anyone, and now it's my turn again? You discard your last played card in front of you face-down to a Discard Pile and simply play a new card from your hand, claiming to be the richest.
Are my discarded cards will be scored at the end of the game? No, only remaining cards in your hand will be scored, plus cards in your Bonus Pile.
Who wins the Challenge when both revealed cards are tied? The active player loses the challenge since his/her claim of being the richest is wrong.
What happens if you lose a challenge to two players while having only one card in hand to compensate both them? You resolve each challenge starting from the nearest challenger on your left until you ran out of card; which triggers the End Game immediately.
While using Green Deck / Red Deck, I played my Ability card but nobody has a card in front of them, does it still get activated? No, in order for Green Deck / Red Deck ability to get activated, it needs an unanimous approval from other player/s. If nobody is able to approve it, the skill will not trigger.
I played the Pink Deck. With my ability card, I won a challenge against Blue Deck and they gave me their 7 Asset card that contains an ability. Do I return them? No, any card effect that was triggered due to the Pink Deck ability is ignored, thus Pink got to keep the card.