Coup
How do you set up a two-player game of Coup?
The designer confirmed the one-coin rule on BGG, and the rulebook states it.
- Rikki · Designer · 2024-09-22
- rmsgrey · Community · 2014-02-01
- Coup rulebook · Rulebook · Two Player Coup & Two Player Variant
Give only the starting player 1 coin; the second player still takes 2. The designer says this one-coin change is the way to play with two, not one of several options. The rulebook also describes a card-set variant with three sets of five characters, but the one-coin rule is the one to use.