Block someone from stealing coins from you.

Ambassador: Draw two character cards from the Court (the deck), choose which (if any) to exchange with your face-down characters, then return two.Captain: Take two coins from another player, or block someone from stealing coins from you.Contessa: Block an assassination attempt.Assassin: Pay three coins and try to assassinate another player's character.Duke: Take three coins from the treasury.In Coup, you want to be the last player with influence in the game, with influence being represented by face-down character cards in your playing area.Įach player starts the game with two coins and two influence – i.e., two face-down character cards the fifteen card deck consists of three copies of five different characters, each with a unique set of powers:

Your object is to destroy the influence of all the other families, forcing them into exile. You need to manipulate, bluff and bribe your way to power.

You are head of a family in an Italian city-state, a city run by a weak and corrupt court.