Blood Scheme

Blood Scheme is a board game based on real crime cases involving a major scam. You play as a journalist trying to complete an article that will stop the company from going public before you are the only person who knows it is a scam. Each game randomly combines a target company skill and a board member, which you choose when starting.

Investigate the company

Each round, you draw a clue card and roll dice to meet its condition and gain resources. If you fail to resolve a clue, the company moves one step closer to going public and can raise more funding. As it raises funds toward its target amount, new board members join; once it reaches that amount, the company grows stronger and you can no longer act against it.

The company’s board members are also your opponents. They include figures such as a media proprietor, a former admiral, a former senator, a former secretary of state and a millionaire. Each round, the enemy rolls company dice to trigger a skill. You can assign your rolled dice to prevent skills from activating, but doing so leaves you with fewer dice to use elsewhere.

Gather evidence

When you have enough resources, you can risk opening an unknown evidence card. Its event can have a good or bad result. If you have enough clue resources, you can exchange them for victory points instead.

Manage your stress

Keep track of your stress level: reaching 10 breaks you.