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Conspiracy: Abyss Universe

15 questions players ask about Conspiracy: Abyss Universe. Pick one for the answer. See also the full rulebook.

Updated 2026-11-05.

  • Game Setup
  • Recruit Lords
  • Extend Your Senate Chamber
  • Lords and Locations Powers
  • End of the Game

Game Setup

  • How do the five bonus Location cards go into the game?

Recruit Lords

  • What happens if I take a discard pile with more Lords than free spaces in my Senate Chamber?

Extend Your Senate Chamber

  • Is there a limit on how many faceup Locations can be available?
  • Can a silver key and a gold key be combined to take a Location?
  • Can I take more than one Location in a single turn?
  • After I take a Location, can the keys I already used count toward the next one?
  • In what order do I place Lords in my Senate Chamber, and does the pyramid's orientation matter?

Lords and Locations Powers

  • Does the Location that needs only 2 keys of any type help other players?
  • What does the Location that lets me choose from the Location deck do to faceup Locations?
  • Do keys hidden under a Location still count for the per-key scoring Locations?
  • What does "replace the discarded Lords/Locations into the deck" mean?
  • Can the 0-IP Lord's swap move a Lord whose key is covered by a Location?

End of the Game

  • Does the gold-key scoring Location also count silver keys?
  • Who wins if players tie on Influence Points and Pearls?
  • How is a coalition scored when it loops back through a Lord?