Note from the designer - Hey all! Thanks for checking our Parlour Tricks! Right now the game is still in development, and I hope to keep working on it, but it should be in a playable and enjoyable state for the purposes of the Zine Board Game Jam. Cheers :)

Introduction

In Parlour Tricks, you play as one of four royal families vying for control over the Royal Court, cementing your control over the Kingdom over the course of four rounds. 

Each round, you will use your cards to devise Schemes, build your Forces, and declare Battles to ensure that your cards sit on the Court and score points. 

Parlour Tricks is designed for four players with a playtime of 45-60 minutes and was designed as part of the Sticky Institute Board Game Zine Jam 2026

Instructions for printing

To print as a zine, print the file Parlour Tricks 0.5.1.pdf as a booklet (you might need to convert it using bookletfree.com, and then the file Parlour Tricks 0.5.1 Boards.pdf normally, single-sided!