Gameplay
Scoring
Endgame
In the original rules, the winner is the first player to reach 30 points. In the revised rules, the winner is the player with the most points when the last card is drawn.Equipment
All basic editions of the game come with 84 illustrated cards. The original published versions were limited to six players by providing six wooden rabbit markers and thirty-six voting tokens (six color-coordinated sets, each numbered one to six). The 2021 refreshed edition accommodates up to eight players, with eight voting dials, eight wooden rabbit markers, and one game board. The game board has a scoring track, eight card slots, and a graphical aid as a reminder of the scoring system.Other editions
An iOS app for Dixit was released in 2011. An updated version, named ''Dixit World'', was announced in 2018 for iOS and Android. ''Dixit World'' beta testing began in 2020.''Dixit Party''
''Dixit Party'' is a variation for six or more players, contained in the rules of ''Dixit Odyssey''. In Dixit Party, each player receives five image cards (instead of six) and takes a green voting token, except for the ''storyteller'', who takes a red token. The ''storyteller'' looks at their hand and speaks a phrase that is ''not'' related to any image card in their hand. Play then proceeds according to the regular rules, with all players, including the ''storyteller'', selecting an image card that best matches the phrase; the selected image cards are shuffled and placed face-up in a tableau. Each player votes for the image card they feel best matches the phrase. The image card that receives the most votes will score points for each player that voted for it, up to a maximum of five points; for example, if the most popular image card received eight votes, the score would be capped at five points each for the eight players that voted for it. However, the ''storyteller'' also has a vote (using the red token) and anyone who voted for the image card also voted by the ''storyteller'' will receive no points. A player that voted for an image that received only one vote also scores no points.''Team Dixit''
''Team Dixit'' is a variation for an even number of six or more players, playing in teams of two, contained in the rules of ''Dixit Odyssey''. In Team Dixit, each individual player receives four cards each. After the ''storyteller'' gives the clue, the ''storyteller''s teammate hands a card to the ''storyteller'' for the tableau (i.e., that team contributes two cards), and each other team hands in a single card for the tableau. Each other team may discuss which card they will turn in, provided the conversation takes place in front of the other players and neither teammate shows their cards. Both the ''storyteller'' and their teammate are not allowed to vote. Scoring is the same as regular ''Dixit'', and the game ends when each player has had a chance to be the ''storyteller''.Spin-offs
''Dixit Jinx''
''Dixit Jinx'' is a spin-off with a similar gameplay mechanic of describing cards in a tableau, published in 2012. However, ''Jinx'' uses a streamlined set of equipment and more abstract images. It was designed by Josep M. Allué and illustrated by Dominique Ehrhard. Play has been described as a cross between ''Dixit'' and '' Jungle Speed''. ''Jinx'' has 71 image cards and 9 position cards. To start, the image card deck is pared down according to the number of players and shuffled to form the draw pile: * 3 players: 30 image cards are removed, 41 image cards remain * 4 players: 20 image cards are removed, 51 image cards remain * 5 players: 10 image cards are removed, 61 image cards remain * 6 players: All 71 image cards remain 9 of the image cards are drawn from the shuffled image card deck and placed face-up in a 3×3 array. The youngest player is the first ''active player'', shuffling the position card deck and drawing one, but not revealing it to the other players. The position card drawn indicates which of the image cards in the 3×3 tableau has been selected as the ''active player''s image card, which they describe verbally with a clue. Once the clue is announced, each of the other players selects the most appropriate card by placing their finger on the card. Only one finger is allowed per card, so if two (or more) players select the same card, the first player that shouts "Jinx" keeps their selection, while the other(s) must select a different card. Once a card is selected by a player, the ''active player'' indicates if that player has correctly guessed the ''active player''s image card. If the guess is incorrect, the player making the incorrect guess removes their finger and is not allowed to continue guessing. If the guess is correct, the turn ends. Any card selections remaining after the correct guess are ignored. * The ''active player''s image card is moved in front of the player who correctly guessed it. * Image cards that were guessed incorrectly prior to the correct guess are taken off the tableau and placed in front of the ''active player''. * If the selected image card is guessed correctly by the first player to select a card in the tableau, one image card is removed from the pile of the ''active player'' and returned to the bottom of the deck. * The remaining cards in the tableau are moved to the discard pile. If the selected image card is not correctly guessed, all of the cards in the tableau are discarded. The game ends when a 3×3 square tableau can no longer be made from the remaining image cards in the draw pile. The winner is the player with the most image cards at the end of the game.''Stella''
''Stella – Dixit Universe'' is a related game designed by Gérald Cattiaux and Jean-Louis Roubira, with artwork by Jérôme Pélissier, first published in October 2021. ''Stella'' has a similar illustrated 84-card deck that is compatible with ''Dixit'', but the gameplay is different, facilitated by the following equipment: * 110 Word Cards, divided as: ** 96 Two-Word Cards ** 4 Discovery Word Cards ** 10 Custom Word Cards * 10 tokens, divided as: ** 6 Lantern Tokens (double-sided) ** 4 Round Tokens (numbered I to IV) * 1 First Scout Pawn * 6 Erasable Personal Slates * 1 Erasable Scoring Slate To start, the image deck is shuffled and 15 cards are dealt face-up to form a tableau of 3 rows and 5 columns next to the game board. The 96 word card deck is shuffled and 4 cards are dealt face-down next to the tableau as a draw pile. For beginners, it is suggested the Discovery Word sub-deck is used instead. One personal slate is distributed to each player, and one of the players is selected to start the game, by giving them the First Scout Pawn. The designated ''scout'' flips the first word card over and reads it aloud, which becomes the clue word for the first of four rounds. By mutual agreement, the players may choose to use the alternate word on the word card. The Personal Slate includes a reproduction of the game board, which provides a consistent orientation for all players. Each player then associates from 1 to 10 cards in the tableau with the clue word, by marking the associated card positions on the Personal Slate with a cross. After each player has completed their card selection, they announce the number of cards they had selected and place their lantern token on the game board, lighted side up. If one player has selected more cards than the others, that player must turn their lantern token over, dark side up, indicating they are ''in the dark''. If the maximum number of cards are selected by more than one player, no further action is required and all players remain ''in the light''. The ''scout'' starts the matching phase of the game by pointing to one of the cards in the tableau which they had selected. All players (including the ''scout'') who selected the same card receive a ''spark'' and fill in two stars on their Personal Slate matching that card position. If only one other player (in addition to the ''scout'') selected the same card, those two players receive a ''super spark'' and fill in three stars on their Personal Slate. If no players selected the same card, the ''scout'' has ''fallen'': they are unable to continue filling stars or bonus stars for this round, and the First Scout Token is passed on to the next player. Because the ''scout''s turn continues until that ''scout'' has ''fallen'', the ''scout'' should start with the most obvious match first, to ensure they can accumulate some ''spark''s. The round continues until all players have ''fallen'', or the players who have not served as ''scout'' have no cards left to confirm. The score for each round is the number of stars that were filled during that round on each player's Personal Slate. If a player is ''in the dark'', their score is penalized by -1 for each match (e.g., 1 point for a ''spark'' and 2 points for a ''super spark'') unless all the cards they had selected resulted in a ''spark'' or ''super spark''. In that case, the player ''in the dark'' did not ''fall'' and they score full points for each match. To set up the next round, the Word Card that was used is returned to the box, the First Scout Pawn is passed clockwise, and the active round token is flipped over, which indicates which row of image cards in the tableau should be replaced. The winner is the player that accumulates the most points through four rounds.Reception
Dixit has received highly positive reviews and over 30 awards and nominations. BGL described it as a card game that "allows creativity and imagination to run riot", while Shut Up & Sit Down referred to it as "one of those very special game ideas that makes the most of the human brain while also keeping its rules to a minimum". Father Geek noted that Dixit is "one of those rare games that can be played with a mixed age and skill group with little to no difficulty". The Dixit expansions have also been well received by critics. In a review of ''Dixit'' in '' Black Gate'', Andrew Zimmerman Jones found the illustrations on the cards "attractive", and the cards in the expansions "fantastic". ''Dixit'' was featured in a 2012 episode of ''Awards
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