Covert Cues

"The Hacker and the insider Admin have planned to finally meet face to face at the monthly office meeting, in order to finalise their plans to blackmail the company. Amongst a group of regular users, the Hacker and the Admin will attempt to identify each other by using their hidden code word. However, the company has been made aware of the potential of an inside job and users will be alert and observant for any suspicious behaviour. If their plans are exposed, there will be drastic consequences." Covert Cues is a family card game for 3-12 players about deduction (secret roles) and secret communication (or doublespeak), revolving around the premise of 2 hidden individuals attempting to discover who each other are by referencing their secret code word without being caught by the public. Amongst a group of regular users, there is a secret Hacker and an Admin who are trying to discover who each other are by using their hidden code word. The Hacker and the Admin must discover who each other are in order to win the game, whereas the regular users must vote one of them out before they can do so. Every match of the game can consist of multiple rounds. Each round comprises of 3 phases; 1. The Hint Phase 2. The Voting Phase 3. The Discovery Phase