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Liebrary

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2005 · 3-6 players · 60min · weight 1.43 · 134 ratings

v2 v3 v4 wide v4 deep

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ID
20130
Name
Liebrary
Year
2005
Rank
15964
Min players
3
Max players
6
Playing time
60
Min playtime
60
Max playtime
60
Avg weight
1.4286
Num weights
7
Bayes avg
5.53272
Average
6.29291
Users rated
134
Num owned
357
Wanting
7
Wishing
32
Num comments
70
Fetched at
Wed Apr 29 2026 05:36:54 GMT+0000 (Coordinated Universal Time)
Categories (2)
BluffingWord Game
Description (810 chars)

In Liebrary, one player reads the title, author, and synopsis of a real-life book (e.g. Julius Caesar, Jurassic Park, or Mr. Brown Can Moo). The other players must each write and submit their best attempt at a first line for the book. The first player reads all the submissions, including the real first line of the book, and then the other players each try to pick out the real one. Players get points for choosing the real first line, getting other players to select their submission, and possibly knowing the real first line before it is revealed. The reader gets points only if no players correctly guess the real first line, but the reader position rotates. This game is very similar to Balderdash and others of that nature, but using books instead of word definitions. Similar to: Ex Libris

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.