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Shakespeare: The Bard Game

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2004 · 2-5 players · 60min · weight 1.79 · 180 ratings

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ID
12372
Name
Shakespeare: The Bard Game
Year
2004
Rank
23761
Min players
2
Max players
5
Playing time
60
Min playtime
60
Max playtime
60
Avg weight
1.7895
Num weights
19
Bayes avg
5.50654
Average
5.71778
Users rated
180
Num owned
509
Wanting
6
Wishing
36
Num comments
97
Fetched at
Wed Apr 29 2026 05:38:54 GMT+0000 (Coordinated Universal Time)
Mechanisms (4)
ActingDice RollingRoll / Spin and MoveVoting
Categories (2)
RenaissanceTrivia
Description (1337 chars)

This is a game where each player is a play manager who must put on plays at various theaters. The game lasts the span of time agreed upon before the game starts by the other players. The object of the game is to collect acclaim points by putting on a play. To put on a play, you must buy a script from Shakespeare and collect the correct number of props, actors, and patrons for that script. Everything has a price... You begin with 40 shillings. You must pay for each prop at five shillings each, an actor is five shillings, and a patron is requested without cost at a great house. You may gain a second patron or ten shillings at a great house by answering an easy question correctly. Each script must be bought from Shakespeare if he is not busy. So, how do you make money in this game? This is the heart of the game. 1. You may recite a speech where your audience decides how much you gain (1-10 shillings) based on your performance. 2. You may show your knowledge by answering an easy, medium, and difficult question about Shakespeare and gain 10, 15, or 20 shillings. These questions can be multiple choice or true/false. 3. You can Busk. Busking is an impromptu performance where you gain five shillings and a fate card. If you like Shakespeare, and you like boardgames, then this is the game for you! Microbadge Buy It

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.