Oriflamme

Oriflamme is a short card game of secrets and bluffing. Everyone has the same set of 10 cards and each card is a unique character with its own power. At the start of the game, everyone randomly removes 3 cards from his set. This means there will be variation in everyone’s hands. You don’t know exactly which cards are in play and out of play. 

During the game, players add cards to a common row. You always add cards to one of the two ends of the row. You add your card face down, so that others do not know what it is. After everyone has added cards, you do a round of execution. From left to right, the owner of every card decides whether to reveal the card and use its power. A revealed card can be activated to trigger its power, while a card that is still hidden will have a 1-point token added to it. 

Some cards can be used to attack and remove other cards at specific positions. However, some cards are traps so if you try to attack them, the owner gets a benefit instead. Some cards simply help you gain points more efficiently. Some cards manipulate the positions of cards which can affect the abilities of other cards. You play until everyone has played 6 cards, and the game ends. 

There is a fair bit of guessing the intentions of your opponents in this game. On average, a face-down card earns one point per round. You need to do better than that to defeat your opponents. It is through making the right guesses and the right attacks that will get you ahead. 

Oriflamme is a light and quick game. It is a melee and it is everyone for himself.