Dude look at the art . Would you put that shit up in your living room ? <| sep |> Coup was a favorite at work for awhile . There ' s a deck of 15 cards with 5 roles 3 cards each per role . Each person gets two cards , looks at them , and then places them face down . Each role gives you an ability get money , take money from others , swap cards , or kill someone for money . At this point , an elaborate Poker game begins . You can use the abilities you have , OR pretend you have other abilities and use those . But , if you get caught lying , you have to turn one of your cards faceup . Get caught twice , and you ' re out of the game . However , if you were accused of lying , but were telling the truth , then the accuser loses a card . So , there ' s the risk . Also , there ' s kind of a ticking timebomb when people have a certain amount of money , they must automatically pick someone to flip over one of their cards this prevents games from going too long . If you and your colleagues like Pokerlike games with deduction and sneakiness , then it ' s a great game . However , if that ' s the kind of gameplay that stresses you out , then you ' ll absolutely hate it . I ' ve seen both reactions . My opinion is it ' s great , but I ' ve seen people storm off and refuse to play , just because others are too good at lying . Hope this is helpful !