Lovestruck
BGG rank
BGG #14,448
BGG rating
6.9

Lovestruck

2024

Rules assistance for Lovestruck

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

  • 5–10 players
  • 45–90 min
  • 13+
  • Complexity 1.2/5

For 5 players

Rules assistant for Lovestruck

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Lovestruck is a board game released in 2024 for 5–10 players, 45–90 minutes per game, and ages 13 and up. It was designed by George Li and its main mechanics are Take That.

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About the game

You have just been selected to appear as a contestant on a new reality dating show. While every contestant on the show claims to be looking for love, some contestants are actually just trying to get famous. Your goal is to figure out who is who and couple up with the right contestant at the end of the show. Every round (“Episode”) of LOVESTRUCK has dates that help you get to know the other contestants by playing Action Cards. Dates that result in LOVE grant you additional Action Cards and allow you to couple up with other contestants. Dates that result in DRAMA grant you additional Screen Time. Some Action Cards also have Special Actions that can help you get chosen for dates, gain more Screen Time, or even sabotage other couples. The show culminates in a Season Finale where the final couples are decided and you decide who you want to leave the show with (or you leave the show alone). Match correctly and you get your picture-perfect romance (at least for 6-8 months after the show airs). Match incorrectly and you may go home alone, or worse, with someone who isn’t who you think they are. At the end of the game, every contestant (i.e. player) reveals their Intention Card. Contestants win if they are in a couple with someone revealed to be here for the “Right” reasons. However, if the show’s viewership ever reaches 10 million people, the game ends early. Everyone here for the “Wrong” reasons immediately wins and everyone else immediately loses. —description from the designer

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Publishers

  • Rabble

Questions and answers

Lovestruck supports 5–10 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.