One Key cover
2019BGG rank #4,730

One Key

by L'Atelier · Libellud

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Players2–6
Time20m
ComplexityLight
Age8+

About the game

What is One Key?

The Key is missing, and it is up to the players to find it! The team leader tries to communicate with the other players, proposing clues by indicating their degree of affinity — strong medium/weak — with the object that the team must find. With good team-play, the other players remove the wrong cards, step by step, until the Key is all that remains. Removing the Key results in instant defeat, so be careful! One Key is a family game for all kinds of players, a light game that offers a co-operative experience based on the association of ideas and deduction. All the objects are like little universes of their own. Find the right one to solve the enigma! One Key is best played with an app with a three-minute timer and background music to add tension to your games. —description from the publisher

How it plays

Mechanics

Betting and BluffingCommunication LimitsCooperative GamePattern Recognition

On the shelf

Categories

Card GameDeductionParty Game

Questions players ask

Questions to bring to BoardGameBrain

  • How do setup and the first turn work in One Key?
  • When does scoring happen and what ends the game?
  • How should the table resolve an unusual timing or rules interaction?