Frame

Frame is a social art deduction game for 3 to 7 players about trust deception. Your goal is to reveal player identities as art owners or the Fraud. Players provide clues and then take guesses, trying to score points by guessing correctly.

Contents

• 32 double-sided jumbo cards featuring 64 pieces of art.
• 7 Role cards
• 14 point gems
• Hook box with game rules

Role Cards:

Everything included:

Gameplay Details

In the Clue Phase, all players give 1 clue about their art. In the Guess Phase, players take turns guessing who has which Role. Repeat the Guess Phase until only 1 player's Role remains unrevealed.

Clue Phase

Beginning with the dealer and proceeding clockwise, each player says a 1-word clue about their Art (the Fraud makes it up). Your clue may not be the same as another player's clue.

Guess Phase

Beginning with the dealer and proceeding clockwise, each player takes 1 guess. On your turn, choose a player and guess their Role (either a number or the Fraud). They must answer honestly.

• If you guess correctly, the player reveals their Role Card. If it's a number, take their Art Card and place it in front of you. If they are the Fraud, take their Role Card. Either way, they must now explain why they chose their clue (this is key to build trust for future games).
• If you guess incorrectly, the player gains a Gem (these are worth 1 point).

If your Role has been revealed, you still get turns to make guesses!

End of Game & Scoring

Repeat the Guess Phase until only 1 Role remains unrevealed – the game ends and players count scores.

• 2 points for each Art Card you earned by guessing its owner correctly.
• 2 points for holding the Fraud Role, either by guessing correctly or avoiding being caught.
• 1 point for each Gem earned .

The player with the most points wins! In a tie, whoever collected more Art Cards wins. If its still a tie, you may just have to play again.

The winner is dealer next. For a deeper experience, play multiple games and aim for a number of wins that works for your group.

The Strategy of Frame

Frame is a social game. You can cheat by saying clues that do not describe your art, and people may be fooled once by your shenanigans. But, do not be surprised if they no longer trust your clues going forward. The real strategy is choosing clues that compete with the other clues in order to draw in guesses. Try thinking up a story or explanation for your clue.