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Symposium - A Game About Asking Questions

By: High Rock Press

Type: Boxed Game

Product Line: Card Games (High Rock Press)

Last Stocked on 9/19/2024

Product Info

Title
Symposium - A Game About Asking Questions
Publisher
Category
Publish Year
2021
Dimensions
4.75x2.75x1"
NKG Part #
2147955389
MFG. Part #
IPRHRP33
Type
Boxed Game
Age Range
18 Years and Up
# Players
3 - 8 Players
Game Length
30 - 120 Minutes

Description

Symposium is a Descended From The Queen storytelling card game for 3-8 players, simulating a philosophical dinner party (or "symposium") in the classical style of the ancient Greek world and based on Plato's work of the same name, with some modifications to make it more accessible to a modern audience.

In the game you play guests at dinner party filled with interesting people: philosophers, poets, doctors, playwrights, and many others. All the best things in life are there: good food, wine, beautiful servants, and interesting conversation. You are a guest, and after you get comfortable your host makes a request of you: make a speech in praise of love. Every guest gives a speech, the contents of which are directed by a different metaphysical perspective. If your speech is the best one, the host will award you the relevant card.

After this initial round of play the role of host shifts, new perspectives are selected, and a new Question card is drawn by a new host; introducing the players to a variety of interesting questions. (What is it to be wise? What is courage? Why do I still love them?) Fresh speeches are given, and the card is awarded. Play continues in this manner until the You are drunk card is selected, at which point the game is over. The guest with the most cards at the end of the game not only wins, but is also the wisest.