- BGG rating
- 6.1
Forks: Mini-Expansion
- 2–4 players
- 10–30 min
- Complexity 1.0/5
- 2019
- BGG rank
- BGG #14,651
- BGG rating
- 6.6
Forks
2019
Rules assistance for Forks
Plain-language explanations of turns, card effects and disputed situations, with official source references and saved question history.
- 2–4 players
- 10–30 min
- 8+
- Complexity 1.3/5
Rules assistant for Forks
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Forks is a board game released in 2019 for 2–4 players, 10–30 minutes per game, and ages 8 and up. It was designed by Mark Stockton-Pitt and its main mechanics are Hand Management, Set Collection, and Open Drafting.
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About the game
Embezzle or Invest? Make yourself richer and risk getting discovered, or grow the companies, enriching the competition? In Forks you give these problems to your competing boardroom members, sharing the wealth whilst shifting the blame, and always trying to avoid an audit. Forks is a fun quick competitive card game in which players aim to give their neighbour a financially disastrous decision and choose the least bad option from those given to them. Working together, in the most un-cooperative way. In Forks players draw three cards from the deck, choose one to embezzle (add to their hand) and pass the other two on, to the next player who chooses which one to embezzle and which to invest (add to the central tableau). At the end of the game, only the three companies with the highest values in the middle will score positive values, the rest will be audited, and players will score negative points for embezzling from those companies. —description from the designer
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- Radical 8 Games
Questions and answers
Forks supports 2–4 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 Forks is 10–30 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 Forks 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.
Forks has a complexity rating of 1.3 out of 5 from BoardGameGeek players, which makes it a 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.
Forks belongs to these categories: Card Game. Its main mechanics are Hand Management, Set Collection, and Open Drafting. 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 Forks are: Mark Stockton-Pitt. 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 Forks 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.