Welcome to Coup!

About

Coup is a fast-paced and strategic tabletop card game set in a dystopian universe where players engage in political intrigue, deception, and manipulation to eliminate their opponents and rise to power. Designed for 2 to 6 players, Coup combines elements of bluffing, deduction, and social interaction, making it a thrilling and unpredictable experience. The game is played with a deck of character cards representing different roles within the government.

Gameplay

Each player is dealt two character cards face down, which they keep hidden from their opponents. These characters grant special abilities that players can use to influence the game and eliminate other players' characters [The Assassin, The Contessa, The Duke, The Ambassador, *NEW CARD, *NEW CARD]. On their turn, players can take various actions, including using the abilities of their characters, claiming to have a specific character with corresponding abilities (even if they don't), or initiating a coup against another player to force them to lose one of their characters. However, players are not required to tell the truth about the characters they possess, leading to a constant atmosphere of suspicion and distrust. A key element of Coup is bluffing. Players can claim to have any character card they wish, even if it contradicts the cards they actually hold. If challenged by another player, the accused must reveal one of their character cards. If their claim was false, they lose that character; if true, the challenger loses one of theirs. The game continues until only one player remains with at least one character card, declaring them the winner. With its simple rules, quick gameplay, and high replay value, Coup is a favorite among tabletop gamers who enjoy intense social interaction and strategic deception.

Our team decided to recreate this popular table top card game in Discord so it can be enjoyed by a wider group of people. It's very simple to start playing.

Game Rules: Coup is a game of deception and strategy. Each player starts with two cards, and the goal is to be the last player with influence left in the game.

Basic Commands:

• !start_game: Start the game.
• !begin_game: Begin the game to start using abilities.
• !join_game: Join the game.
• !check_coins [optional: @player]: Check your coins or another player's coins.
• !check_cards [optional: @player]: Check your cards or another player's cards.

Character Abilities:

• !income: Collect 1 coin.

• !foreign_aid: Attempt to take 2 coins. Other players can block this action.

• !steal @player: Attempt to steal 2 coins from another player. The target can block this action.

• !tax: Collect 3 coins.

• !assassinate @player: Pay 3 coins to assassinate one of your opponent's cards. Blocked by Contessa.

• !coup @player: Perform a coup against another player, forcing them to lose a card. Costs 7 coins.

• !exchange: Take 2 cards, return 2 cards to Court deck. Cannot be blocked.

• !exile @player: Force another player to reveal a card. Depending on your choice, they may exchange or keep the card, and you'll pay coins accordingly.

• 🆕 New Cards: 🎴

         **Spy**: The unique ability is to force a selected player to reveal one of their influence cards, draw a new card as their new influence and put the revealed influence card back to the character deck.
  
          **Politician**: Grants the ability to banish your opponent.
                    · The first unique ability is to block any exile action from the banisher card.
                    · The second unique ability is to prevent foreign aid from being blocked.
  

Challenge System: Players can challenge certain actions made by other players if they suspect they are bluffing. React to the action message with 🚫 to block or 🤚 to challenge.