Sheriff of Nottingham is a bluffing game where you take turns in being merchants, trying to get wares into the city, and the Sheriff of Nottingham, who is trying to figure out if anybody has illegal goods. The aim of the game is to get lots of money and goods on your stall - there are extra points to collect if you have the most of one kind of good, so specialising in one good might not be a bad tactic.
At the start of a round everybody, except the player who is the Sheriff of Nottingham this round, puts goods cards into their bag then they state the number and type of cards in the bag (illegal goods can't be stated) to the Sheriff. Then the Sheriff has to decide whether they think that the "merchant" trying to get into Nottingham has illegal goods in the bag - of course the Sheriff may let things past if people are willing to pay the price. If the Sheriff chooses to look inside the bag and there are illegal goods then the merchants has to pay some money to the Sheriff but if the merchant was telling the truth then the Sheriff has to pay the merchant for wasting their time.
This is a great game for anyone who has a moderate amount of experience in games. It leaves everyone talking about how they managed to sneak 5 illegal goods past the Sheriff and how they forgot what they put in the bag and had to make it up! Me and my sister loved beating my Dad at this. This is a game I would definitely recommend for an introduction to bluffing games.
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