A terrible card game "SALEM" to reproduce "Seiram Witch trial" of witch hunting

In 1692 in Salem village in Massachusetts, USA, nearly 200 villagers were accused as witches and 19 people were executedSalem Witch trialThe incident occurred. Even now more than 300 years have elapsed since the incident in 2015 Even now the Salem Witch trial that has been taken up as an example of group psychic runaway appeared as a card game.

Salem | Board Game | BoardGameGeek
https://boardgamegeek.com/boardgame/175549/salem

SALEM: A Strategic Card Game of Deception for 4-12 Players by Travis Hancock - Kickstarter
https://www.kickstarter.com/projects/travishancock/salem-a-strategic-card-game-of-deception-for-4-12

You can tell what kind of card game "SALEM" is by watching the movie below.


The card game "SALEM" which is based on the Salem Witch trial is in the form of an old book.


When you open the book with Pakari, the card is in and it is easy to carry around. If you take the cards out as a book, you might be able to surprise your friends.


The enclosed cards are "Town Hall Card", "Trial Card", "Play Card", the following images are Town Hall cards. The Town Hall card contains the character of the occupation that actually existed in Salem village of 1692, such as servants, pastors, farmers. The player possesses one Town Hall card, and the one written on the card becomes his character.


This is a trial card. The trial card means the characteristics of the player. Characteristics are roughly divided into two types, "Witch" and "Not a witch", and the number of cards to be distributed can be decided according to the number of players. For example, in 4 players, 19 "cards not witch" cards, 1 "witch" cards are prepared, and 5 players are dealt to each player. The main rule of the game is "Who is a witch?", So the player searches who is a witch while playing the game. Like the Town Hall card, trial cards are not used during the game but only possessed.


A play card is a card with some action written, such as "accuse other players as witches" or "steal from other players". When their turns come, players take 2 player cards set as deck cards and take actions similar to what is written on the card.


SALEM can play from 4 to 12 players. Searching for a witch who got into the villager makes it the main rule of play, and who is trusting play will be the key. If you feel that "that player is like a witch," accusing that player, and the witch who got into the villager is found, the game is over. However, in the playcard, a card called "night" that everyone must close their eyes while the witch attacks someone, and a "conspiracy" card that exchanges a trial card indicating who is a witch with the next player Yes, the witch makes it even more exciting to find someone.


Regarding the detailed rule, it is referring to the attached rule book, but it is also possible to see the situation of actually playing "SALEM" in the movie, so if you look at it you can see how the game progresses It will be easier to imagine how to go.

SALEM: A Card Game of Deception, Gameplay Demo - YouTube


"SALEM" is going to commercialize Cloud Funding's Kickstarter is seeking investment, and at the time of writing the article has achieved a targeted investment of 6000 dollars (about 710,000 yen), which is almost certainly commercialized . One set of SALEM can be obtained with a capital of 25 dollars (about 3000 yen), and a separate 12 dollars (about 1500 yen) is required for delivery to Japan. The deadline for investment is 7:12 on April 25, 2015.