At the end of the round, the task of sheriff shifts to the next player and the process continues until each player has been the sheriff twice. Each player begins the game with six Goods cards. Players participate in the market, load merchant bags, declare their goods and are subject to inspection. Players take turns acting as the sheriff with that task rotating each round. Thankfully, you know that he’s greedy and a bribe here and there might just get him to look the other way. Not because he’s concerned, but because he’s trying to grab a piece of the pie for himself. The Prince has such high taxes that it’s difficult to make a living! Unfortunately, the sheriff is suspect and has started to question merchants on whether contraband is being smuggled into his realm. In the game, you and the other players are acting as merchants who are attempting to stock your stalls with goods for the law-abiding citizens (as well as some that might be a bit on the shady side). The base game of Sheriff of Nottingham can accommodate five players, six with the expansion. First I want to explain the basic premise behind Sheriff of Nottingham. Our first introduction was with the base game, but since then their Merry Men expansion has been released to add even more depth. It’s a staple of their product line and they even have someone who shows up in costume for events such as Gen Con. Sheriff of Nottingham is a bluffing game from Arcane Wonders. The time has come for me to fully confess that I am teaching my girls that they’ll need to learn to lie if they want to win. We included Sheriff of Nottingham in our holiday gift guide a couple years ago and have mentioned it in overviews of other bluffing and hidden role games. We’ve offered a Castle Panic game overview and shared about Fluxx, but we’ve never given an overview of one that shed a bright light on my lack of a poker face. We have fond memories of some of the first non-mainstream games we played. “I’m teaching my girls that they’ll need to learn to lie if they want to win.” How many parents do you know encouraging their kids to master the art of lying. But little did we know that attending would equate to a recognition that we not only needed to teach our girls the value of a lie, but also encourage them to do it well.

Yes, the same event that we still attend weekly and one that few non-adults attended until we became regulars. A few years back, Scott discovered a local game meetup and we decided to give it a shot for some good, clean, family fun. You’ve heard this story over and over again, but I’m here to tell it one more time.

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