- BGG rating
- 8.5
Trust Me: 5th Player Expansion
- 2–5 players
- 20–30 min
- 2025
- BGG rank
- BGG #14,371
- BGG rating
- 6.2
Trust Me
2025
Rules assistance for Trust Me
Plain-language explanations of turns, card effects and disputed situations, with official source references and saved question history.
- 2–4 players
- 20–30 min
- 14+
- Complexity 1.6/5
For 2 players
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Trust Me is a board game released in 2025 for 2–4 players, 20–30 minutes per game, and ages 14 and up. It was designed by Martino Chiacchiera and its main mechanics are Hand Management, Set Collection, and Betting and Bluffing.
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About the game
It already feels like the start of a great day on the Island of Toys! As you stand in the park, you smell the scent of toasted sugar, hear the laughter coming from the puppet theater, and gaze up at the colorful kites soaring across the sky. You listen to the music of the merry-go-round and long to ride it. There’s only one problem: you don’t have any tickets. Only the most famous children have them. If you were famous, you could use your reputation to gain tickets! All you need to do is convince the other children of the great adventures you’ve had with the different Characters on the Island, even if a bit of embellishment is required… after all, who will be able to tell the difference? Trust Me is a bluffing game. Players have one day and one night to grow their reputation and gain Tickets by gaining the trust of their opponents or by tricking them. The player with the most valuable Tickets at the end of the game wins. On your turn, you must perform one of the following three actions: Tell a Tale Use Reputation to Gain a Ticket Take a Character from the Park Honest players who are not trusted will get both cards and play a second round while bluffing players who are trusted will get both cards and a precious ticket, but if you’re caught lying, you get nothing! Cards gained during your turn go into your reputation, which can be discarded to redeem more tickets. As the game progresses your reputation will get bigger, and bluffing will get much more tricky! At the end of the game, the player with the most points is the coolest kid in the group! —description from the publisher
Designers
Publishers
- ThunderGryph Games
Questions and answers
Trust Me 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 Trust Me is 20–30 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 Trust Me for ages 14 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.
Trust Me has a complexity rating of 1.6 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.
Trust Me belongs to these categories: Card Game and Bluffing. Its main mechanics are Hand Management, Set Collection, and Betting and Bluffing. 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 Trust Me are: Martino Chiacchiera. 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 Trust Me 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.