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Audience
2025
Rules assistance for Audience
Plain-language explanations of turns, card effects and disputed situations, with official source references and saved question history.
- 2–6 players
- 20–30 min
- 8+
- Complexity 2.0/5
For 2 players
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Audience is a board game released in 2025 for 2–6 players, 20–30 minutes per game, and ages 8 and up. It was designed by Carlo Alberto Iocco, Alessio Landi, and Giorgio Castiglioni and its main mechanics are Hand Management, Set Collection, and Area Majority / Influence.
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About the game
In Audience, 2 to 6 players compete to earn the most 'Share' points and become the most influential radio station! It’s a highly interactive game that combines trick-taking with majority mechanics. Each radio station has a team of six speakers, and each speaker has its own wave power, which can be either one or two. A speaker may also have a special effect that could disrupt their opponents' plans. All the speaker decks are the same in terms of effects and power. Each player starts the game with all their speaker cards available. The Audience cards are displayed in a line (or a grid in the advanced mode) and represent the listeners that players are competing for. During their turns, players can either play a speaker card into a column or draw their entire discard pile. A column is considered saturated when the total wave power played into it is at least 4. The player with the highest wave power in a saturated column wins the Audience card. In case of a tie, the winner is the player with the topmost speaker card. The audience is divided into 6 categories, each of which awards points at the end of the game to the player who collects the highest number of symbols in that category. Some event cards from the audience deck may appear, representing sponsorship opportunities. Each event card will assign points to the player who obtains it, each with its unique scoring method. Audience can also be played in teams: 2 vs 2, 2 vs 2 vs 2, or in teams of 3 players each. —description from the publisher
Publishers
- Pick 'N' Roll Games Lab
Questions and answers
Audience supports 2–6 players according to the catalogue. This range comes from the publisher’s listed player count, so the game can be set up for any group size within it. Some setups, rules and scoring details may still vary by player count, so check your edition’s rulebook for the exact configuration.
The listed playing time for Audience is 20–30 minutes. This is the publisher’s estimate for a full game. The actual duration depends on the group, the player count and familiarity with the rules: first sessions usually run longer, while experienced groups often finish faster. Setup and teaching time are not included in this estimate.
The catalogue lists Audience for ages 8 and up. This is the publisher’s recommendation and reflects reading demands, rule complexity and small components rather than theme alone. Younger players can often join with help from an adult, so check the age guidance on your edition and consider your group’s experience with board games.
Audience has a complexity rating of 2.0 out of 5 from BoardGameGeek players, which makes it a medium-light game. The rating reflects how much rules knowledge, planning and decision-making a typical game demands. Expect a longer first teach for heavier games, and use a preparation guide before game night.
Audience belongs to these categories: Card Game and Music. Its main mechanics are Hand Management, Set Collection, and Area Majority / Influence. Categories describe the theme and setting of a game, while mechanics describe what players actually do on their turns. Each mechanic links to a catalogue hub with similar games, which helps when you want something comparable.
The credited designers of Audience are: Carlo Alberto Iocco, Alessio Landi, and Giorgio Castiglioni. These credits come from the published game data and name the people responsible for the game’s design, not its illustrators or publishers. Designer pages on MeepleRules collect other titles by the same designers, which helps when you enjoy a game and want to find similar ones.
The catalogue lists Audience as a base game. It can be played on its own with the components in the box and does not require any other title. Expansions, if any exist, add new content or rules on top of it and are listed separately in the catalogue with a link back to this base game.