Engage in a battle of deception, wit, and (mostly) unrequited love in this fun throwback to middle school romance.
Love Polygon is a hidden identity game where each player is provided three important facts:
-
What you need to end the round (3 of
cookie,cake, orcandy) -
Who you have a relationship with--
crushorwingman -
The needs of the object of affection of that relationship, e.g., I am Jimmy's wingman, and Jimmy's crush needs
candy.
In Love Polygon, the objective is to obtain the most points. And of course, the best way to maximize your points is to manipulate other people to give you information. Points are awarded as follows:
1 point for getting your needs met
2 points for guessing all of the people who have a crush on you exactly. It could be zero people :(
3 points for meeting the needs of your crush or the crush of the person
for whom you are a wingman. You will not receive these points if the object
of affection guesses all of the people who have a crush on them exactly.
A game round proceeds in three phases:
- The lobby, where you put your heart in the love bucket to say you're ready
- The romance period, where you trade goods to win each other's hearts
- The reckoning, where players silently guess all of the other players who have a crush on them
The relationships are generated according to two rules:
- You either have a
crushor are someone'swingman - You cannot be a
wingmanfor someone who has acrushon you
There are always enough resources for everyone to have their needs met.