Expressions
BGG rank
BGG #6,273
BGG rating
6.8

Expressions

2024

Rules assistance for Expressions

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

  • 2–5 players
  • 5–20 min
  • Complexity 1.7/5

For 2 players

Rules assistant for Expressions

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Answers come from the official rulebook, with the page to check.

Expressions is a board game released in 2024 for 2–5 players and 5–20 minutes per game. It was designed by Isaac Meyer and its main mechanics are Deduction, Cooperative Game, and Communication Limits.

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About the game

Embark on an emotional journey with Expressions, a cooperative card game for 2-5 players. Dive into the world of emotions as you decipher the hidden feelings in your friends' hands. Expressions features five emotion-themed suits of cards: anger, sadness, joy, fear, and disgust. Your mission? Maintain emotional balance by correctly guessing cards in other players’ hands. Harmony leads to victory, while agony threatens your success. Choose wisely each turn – Either play a card or guess a card. Although talking about the cards in your hand is OFF LIMITS, each card can be played in one of 4 orientations to convey different information about your hand. Playing cards to provide clues will increase your Agony while correctly guessing your friends’ emotions will earn you Harmony. Be careful, incorrect guesses will increase your Agony even further. Can your team overcome this emotional rollercoaster and emerge victorious? —description from the publisher

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Publishers

  • Salt & Pepper Games
  • Barn Made Games

Questions and answers

Expressions supports 2–5 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.