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Ruse

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2014 · 3-5 players · 30min · weight 1.21 · 160 ratings

v2 v3 v4 wide v4 deep

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ID
118315
Name
Ruse
Year
2014
Rank
27997
Min players
3
Max players
5
Playing time
30
Min playtime
30
Max playtime
30
Avg weight
1.2105
Num weights
19
Bayes avg
5.4882
Average
5.45075
Users rated
160
Num owned
336
Wanting
12
Wishing
62
Num comments
61
Fetched at
Wed Apr 29 2026 05:45:13 GMT+0000 (Coordinated Universal Time)
Mechanisms (3)
Hand ManagementMemoryStorytelling
Categories (5)
Card GameHumorMemoryMurder / MysteryScience Fiction
Description (805 chars)

A murder has been committed in the Victorian steampunk city of St. Sebastian. You have made the short list of police suspects and the only way to retain your freedom is to prove that one of the others on the list is in fact the murderous culprit. Players take turns making Accusations against the other players by placing Method, Motive, or Opportunity cards in front of them or providing Alibis against the Accusations made against them by other players. You must remember what has been played and craft your Accusations well to pin the murder on another player. Ruse uses cards with specialized suits and amazing steampunk artwork to tell the story of murder and mayhem under the gaslights of St. Sebastian. As a bonus, the deck may also be used to play all of your favorite traditional card games.

LLM v2 (wide)

Not yet enriched at v2 (wide pass).

LLM v3 (deep)

Not yet enriched at v3 (deep pass).

LLM v4 wide (controlled-vocab primitives)

Not yet enriched at v4 (wide pass).

LLM v4 deep (archetype fit)

Not in the v4 deep-pass top-20% slice.