Coyote: Heidelbar Games

The Bluff Is in What You Can't See

Everyone at the table knows how many coyotes are hiding in the herd — everyone except you. Your card is the one mystery you can't solve, and that's exactly what makes this game so wickedly fun. You're reading faces, pushing your luck, and calling out bluffs while holding your own hand in the dark. The moment someone slaps the table and shouts "Coyote!" is never not satisfying.

What It Is

From Heidelbär Games, Coyote is a bluffing and deduction game built around a beautifully simple premise: each player wears a headband displaying a number visible to everyone else at the table, but not to themselves. Players take turns bidding on the total sum of all numbers in play, raising the stakes or challenging the previous bid. When someone calls "Coyote," the cards are revealed — and whoever was wrong loses a life. With special cards that flip values, zero out a number, or hide information entirely, no two rounds play the same way.

It's fast, social, and sharp — the kind of game that generates stories and rematches in equal measure.

Who It's For

Coyote plays with 3 to 6 players and runs about 30 minutes, making it an ideal opener or closer for a game night rather than the main event. Recommended for ages 10 and up, it's light enough to hand to a curious teenager or a non-gamer aunt without any friction, while still having enough psychological tension to keep experienced players fully engaged. It shines brightest with five or six players when the information gets messier and the bluffs get bolder.

Features & Highlights

The headband mechanic is the star — physically wearing your card means you're always in character, always performing, always guessing. The special action cards add just enough chaos to keep veterans from solving the math too cleanly. Components are compact and clever, and the whole game packs down small enough to take anywhere. It's the kind of design that looks simple from the outside and reveals its depth the moment the first round ends and everyone immediately wants to play again.

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