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What the Fake?!
2014
Rules assistance for What the Fake?!
Plain-language explanations of turns, card effects and disputed situations, with official source references and saved question history.
- 3–8 players
- 10+
- Complexity 1.0/5
Rules assistant for What the Fake?!
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What the Fake?! is a board game released in 2014 for 3–8 players and ages 10 and up. It was designed by Walter Obert and Stefano Negro and its main mechanics are Line Drawing.
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About the game
In What the Fake?!, you want to draw pictures just like everyone else — at least you do if you're a fake artist and not a real one. At the start of the game, one or two players receive a role card showing them to be fake artists, while everyone else gets to be the real deal. Each round, reveal a topic card from the deck; the color of the card on the top of the deck reveals which topic is chosen for the round. Each player then draws three images as quickly as possible, with the round ending as soon as the next-to-last player has finished his drawings. Everyone then compares their images to see who's drawn what. Real artists score one point for each image they drew that no one else drew, while fakes score one point for each image drawn by at least one real artist (and zero points for everything else). After the role cards have circled the table once, the game ends and whoever has the highest score wins.
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Questions and answers
What the Fake?! supports 3–8 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 catalogue lists What the Fake?! for ages 10 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.
What the Fake?! has a complexity rating of 1.0 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.
What the Fake?! belongs to these categories: Party Game. Its main mechanics are Line Drawing. 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 What the Fake?! are: Walter Obert and Stefano Negro. 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 What the Fake?! 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.