User:Michaelkielstra/sandbox

= Wikipeddlers = Wikipeddlers is played using special cards, each with the title of a Wikipedia page and a QR code linking to that page. During play, the cards are kept an "inactive" deck containing cards that no players have read and an "active" deck containing cards that one player has read. Start by separating some cards which no players have seen before to create the inactive deck.

The game consists of two phases: reading and judging. Alternate between the two as you see fit, using the reading phase whenever you're about to run out of cards in the active deck.

Reading Phase
Deal every player two cards from the inactive deck. Set a five minute timer. Each player uses a smartphone to scan their cards and read the linked Wikipedia articles as thoroughly as they can. After five minutes, collect each player's cards into the active deck and shuffle it.

Judging Phase
The player with the most recent birthday serves as the first judge. The judge secretly draws cards from the deck until they reach a card that they didn't read, shuffling the rest back into the deck. The judge reveals this card, clearly announces the title, and gives the players a few moments to think. Each player must convince the judge that they were the one who read the article. Nobody may use Wikipedia during this phase.

Once the judge selects the player they most believe, reveal to the judge which story was real. The player whom the judge chose (whether or not they read the article) gets one point. The judge gets one point if they guessed right.

The player to the judge's left is the next judge. Once everyone has been judge once, either repeat the judging phase, go back to the reading phase, or end the game.

Extension: The Ghost of Captain Shivers
Each reading phase, add two unread cards to the active deck. These cards belong to the ghost of Captain Shivers, buccaneer extraordinaire. If a judge thinks that all other players are bluffing, they may guess Captain Shivers rather than a player. Captain Shivers scores points normally, and can definitely win the game. If someone has to leave the game, their cards in the active deck are reassigned to Captain Shivers.