What if the computer lied to you in Wordle?
Fiction: a Wordle-inspired game of deception. Use logic and deduction to see through the lies!
$19
Fiction - $19
Defeat the Lie-brarian!
Fiction is a Wordle-inspired game of deception. One player is the Lie-brarian and will choose a secret word from a classic work of literature. All the other players work as a team to guess that secret word as quickly as possible.The Lie-brarian will tell the players if their letters are present in the word. Be careful, though, as each clue will have one letter be a lie!
Strategy
Remember, There's Always a Lie!
Be careful making deductions.
Try not to make concrete statements about the nature of the word before you’ve confirmed it. If you have time, take a scientific approach and change one variable at a time. This minimizes the Lie-brarian’s attempts at deception!Conversely, Lie-brarians, capitalize on “known” letters!
If the players are convinced something’s right, don’t touch it! Try and reinforce this behavior, at least until they’ve used up too many turns to correct their mistake.
How To Play
1. Lie-brarians, Choose a Word From Eight Classic Books
Will you choose Little Women, Moby Dick, A Study in Scarlet?
2. Players, Make a Guess About the Word
Quick, you’ve got ten minutes or ten guesses to figure it out!
3. Lie-brarians, Give The Players Clues About Their Guess
Wordle rules apply! Make EXACTLY one lie about the clues to throw the guessers off.
4. Players, Be Careful! What is Fact or Fiction?
Use all your deduction skills to outwit the Lie-brarian!
Components
What's Inside The Box
We squeezed a lot of game into our tiny box size!
- 12 Dry-Erase Markers
- 256 Book Cards
- 31 Lie-brarian Board
- 460 Clue Tokens
- 510 Guess Boards (5 Blue, 5 Tan)
- 61 Alphabet Board
- 73 Fact/Fiction Tokens
Guess Boards
Dry-erase, because you’re going to want to play this one over and over.
Clue Tokens
As the Lie-brarian, use these strategically to trick your friends!
Fact Or Fiction Tokens
Players, check your Lie-brarian’s clues with three of these tokens per game!
Book Cards
Choose your five-letter word from timeless pieces of literature.
What You're Saying About Fiction
The brains behind the game
Creators
Peter Hayward
Game Designer
Peter C. Hayward is an Australian board game designer who likes cool stuff and fun.
Anca Gavril
Illustration and Graphic Design
She has a poster featured in the Board Game Geek Artist series. Her husband and children are always involved in the projects, from mandatory play testing and prototyping, to artistic suggestions.
Daniel Profiri
Illustration
Whenever he's not illustrating board games, he's drawing photorealistic portraits and working on interior design projects.
John Brieger & Michael Dunsmore
Game Development
Brieger Development is an independent studio of boardgame developers specializing in helping publishers, licenseholders, and designers turn prototypes into marketable products. Founded by former Apple Inc. designer John Brieger, they leverage deep knowledge on product development processes & design research to get games rigorously tested with a broad set of players.
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| Fiction | |
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| Dimensions | 5" x 5" x 2" |
| Weight | 12.3 oz. |
| SKU | GME-FIC |
| UPC | 618149323289 |
| MSRP | $20 |