Coup (2012)

Coup Rules
Number of players: 3-6

Object: To be the only player with any influence cards left.
Materials: Deck of influence cards, bank of coins.
Set-up: Shuffle the cards and deal two to each player. Players should look at their cards but keep them
hidden from everyone else. Each player takes two coind from the bank as their starting wealth.
Cards: There are five different characters in the influence deck (three copies of each character). Each
of the five characters has one or more special abilities. The Duke (takes taxes and Blocks Foreign Aid),
the Assassin (forces one player to give up an Influence card), the Captain (steals two coins from
another player, Blocks stealing attempts), Ambassador (lets you swap or appear to swap your Influence
cards with new ones from the deck, Blocks stealing attempts), the Countessa (Blocks assassination
attempts).
Play: Starting with the player to the left of the dealer and going clockwise, players take turns
performing one of the available actions.
1. Income: Take one coin from the bank. This cannot be Challenged or Blocked.
2. Foreign Aid: Take two coins from the bank. This cannot be Challenged but it can be Blocked by
the Duke.
3. Coup: Costs seven coins. Cause a player to give up an Influence card. Cannot be Challenged or
Blocked. If you start your turn with 10+ coins, you must take this action.
4. Taxes (the Duke): Take three coins from the bank. Can be Challenged.
5. Assassinate (the Assassin): Costs three coins. Force one player to give up an Influence card of
their choice. Can be Challenged. Can be Blocked by the Contessa.
6. Steal (the Captain): Take two coins from another player. Can be Challenged. Can be Blocked by
another Captain or an Ambassador.
7. Swap Influence (the Ambassador): Draw two Influence cards from the deck, look at them and
mix them with your current Influence card(s). Place two cards back in the deck and shuffle the
deck. Can be Challenged. Cannot be Blocked.
Blocking: If another player takes an action that can be Blocked, any other player may Block it by
claiming to have the proper character on one of their Influence cards. The acting player cannpt perform
the action and takes no other action this turn. The acting player MAY choose to Challenge the Blocking
player. If they win the Challenge, the action goes through as normal.
Challenge: When the acting player declares their action, any other player may Challenge their right to
take the action. They are saying “I don't believe you have the proper character to do that.” The acting
player now must prove they have the power to take the action or lose the Challenge. If they have the
right character, they reveal it and place the revealed card back in the deck. They then shuffle the deck
and draw a new card. The Challenging player has lost the Callenge. If the do NOT have the proper
character, they lose the Challenge.
Losing a Challenge: Any player who loses a Challenge must turn one of their Influence cards face up
for all to see. If that is their last Influence card, they are out of the game.
Losing Influence: Any time a player loses an Influence card, THEY choose which of their cards to
reveal.
How to play:
In Coup, you want to be the last player with influence in the game, with influence being
represented by face-down character cards in your playing area.
Each player starts the game with two coins and two influence – i.e., two face-down
character cards; the fifteen card deck consists of three copies of five different characters,
each with a unique set of powers:
 Duke: Take three coins from the treasury. Block someone from taking foreign aid.
 Assassin: Pay three coins and try to assassinate another player's character.
 Contessa: Block an assassination attempt against yourself.
 Captain: Take two coins from another player, or block someone from stealing coins from
you.
 Ambassador: Draw two character cards from the Court (the deck), choose which (if any)
to exchange with your face-down characters, then return two. Block someone from
stealing coins from you.
On your turn, you can take any of the actions listed above, regardless of which characters
you actually have in front of you, or you can take one of three other actions:
 Income: Take one coin from the treasury.
 Foreign aid: Take two coins from the treasury.
 Coup: Pay seven coins and launch a coup against an opponent, forcing that player to lose
an influence. (If you have ten coins or more, you must take this action.)
When you take one of the character actions – whether actively on your turn, or defensively
in response to someone else's action – that character's action automatically
succeedsunless an opponent challenges you. In this case, if you can't (or don't) reveal the
appropriate character, you lose an influence, turning one of your characters face-up. Face-
up characters cannot be used, and if both of your characters are face-up, you're out of the
game.
If you do have the character in question and choose to reveal it, the opponent loses an
influence, then you shuffle that character into the deck and draw a new one, perhaps
getting the same character again and perhaps not.
The last player to still have influence – that is, a face-down character – wins the game!
A new & optional character called the Inquisitor has been added (currently, the only English
edition with the Inquisitor included is the Kickstarter Version from Indie Boards & Cards.
Copies in stores may not be the Kickstarter versions and may only be the base game). The
Inquisitor character cards may be used to replace the Ambassador cards.
 Inquisitor: Draw one character card from the Court deck and choose whether or not to
exchange it with one of your face-down characters. OR Force an opponent to show you
one of their character cards (their choice which). If you wish it, you may then force them
to draw a new card from the Court deck. They then shuffle the old card into the Court
deck. Block someone from stealing coins from you.

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