Houdini’s Last Act sold out at the 2025 Indie Games Night Market at PAX Unplugged, but we have an extremely limited number of additional copies available now!
About Houdini’s Last Act…
You know Houdini for his escapes and illusions. But now you’ll play an essential role in a crusade at the pinnacle of his career: publicly exposing fraudulent spirit mediums who trick trusting believers!
In this multivictor game for exactly four players, you are a member of Houdini’s “secret service,” tasked with investigating these swindlers and helping expose them to the public.
You’ll have to learn how the fakers are getting away with it and then replicate their tricks (with a little help from Houdini himself!) all while balancing your own goals with those of the group.
Will you focus on helping your fellow investigators win together? Or will you keep an eye on your own future… after Houdini’s last act?
Unique features of Houdini’s Last Act…
🪄 Players work to help Harry Houdini fight fraudsters. It's based on real history that a lot of people don't know about Houdini and his crusade against fake spirit mediums.
🪄 It's a multivictor game, which means there can be any number of winners and losers.
🪄 The game takes place in two halves, as players prepare for Houdini’s event then carry it out.
🪄 There's an actual magic trick in the middle of the game. (You read that right!)
🪄 The core component is triple-use cards within special hand-cut card sleeves that hide and then reveal information during the game.
🪄 The card sleeves will be hand-stamped with ambigrams that read differently depending on how you hold them. Who doesn't love ambigrams?
…and there's more secrets in store!
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