Ensemble
BGG rank
BGG #5,339
BGG rating
6.7

Ensemble

2021

Rules assistance for Ensemble

Plain-language explanations of turns, card effects and disputed situations, with official source references and saved question history.

  • 2–10 players
  • 15–30 min
  • 8+
  • Complexity 1.0/5

For 2 players

Rules assistant for Ensemble

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Ensemble is a board game released in 2021 for 2–10 players, 15–30 minutes per game, and ages 8 and up. It was designed by Luigi Ferrini and Daniele Ursini and its main mechanics are Simultaneous Action Selection, Cooperative Game, and Communication Limits.

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About the game

In the co-operative game Ensemble, all players must vote — without communicating — on one of the cards on display that they think best matches a card in the middle of the table. Communication is allowed only once all the players' votes have been revealed, and if all players have voted the same way (with a small, variable tolerance depending on the number of players), the group moves on to the next level. Otherwise, they lose a life. The goal of the game is to win level 9 — and once the game is won for the first time, the first scenario deck (of three) is unlocked, with new rules and cards being available for future games.

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Publishers

  • Arclight Games
  • Trefl
  • Ediciones MasQueOca
  • Games7Days
  • Lavka Games
  • Ares Games
  • Schwerkraft-Verlag
  • Atalia

Questions and answers

Ensemble supports 2–10 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.