Ostrakon
- Players: 5–12 players
- Play time: 60 min
- BGG rating: 5.8
About Ostrakon
Is there life in outer space or not? Baseball or basketball? To be or to have? Chicken or beef? The real speaker knows how to charm the audience with the greatest dilemma, predicting the opinions thanks to a supernatural intuition... or a more practical cheating technique! In Ostrakon, you take the role of a Greek philosopher, posing questions on assigned topics with only 2 answers. The other players decide which of the two answers suits them, and the philosopher secretly votes with the side he thinks will outnumber the other. If he is correct, he scores points equal to the number of players who voted against his choice. If he is incorrect, he scores nothing. So its best to pick questions with roughly equally viable answers.
- Released
- 2004
- Designer
- Silvano Sorrentino
- Age
- 10+
- Best with
- 6, 7 or 8 players (BGG community)
Rules and prices
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How many players can play Ostrakon?
Ostrakon plays with 5–12 players.
What is the best player count for Ostrakon?
BoardGameGeek community voters say Ostrakon is best with 6, 7 or 8 players (4 votes).
How long does Ostrakon take to play?
A game of Ostrakon takes 60 min.
What age is Ostrakon for?
The recommended minimum age for Ostrakon is 10+.
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