The Phantom of the Opera
BGG rank
BGG #11,982
BGG rating
6.8

The Phantom of the Opera

2024

Rules assistance for The Phantom of the Opera

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

  • 2 players
  • 15 min
  • Complexity 1.7/5

For 2 players

Rules assistant for The Phantom of the Opera

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

The Phantom of the Opera is a board game released in 2024 for 2 players and 15 minutes per game. It was designed by Geonil and its main mechanics are Trick-taking.

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About the game

The Phantom of the Opera is a tense two-player trick-taking duel inspired by Gaston Leroux’s classic tale. One player is the Phantom, striving to compose a perfect musical score, while the other is Christine, trying to disrupt his melody and break free. Over two rounds of ten tricks each, players follow suit when possible, use trump and “super trump” (superior to trump) suits to capture or evade tricks. The “Number on the Seal” adds tension by triggering card exchanges and high-stakes scoring. To succeed, the Phantom must win and lose specific tricks as shown on the music sheet, while Christine’s goal is to disrupt his composition at every turn. If the Phantom completes the score within two rounds, he wins; otherwise, Christine escapes his grasp. With simple rules, layered tactics, and a dramatic push-pull over every trick, The Phantom of the Opera turns every hand into a battle of timing and precision.

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Publishers

  • Korea Boardgames
  • HABA
  • 25th Century Games
  • Schemers

Questions and answers

The Phantom of the Opera supports 2 players according to the catalogue. This is the publisher’s listed player count, so the game is designed for exactly that number of participants. Variants for other group sizes, if any, are described in the rulebook of your edition, so check it before setting up a different configuration.