Banquet of Pretexts

The Baron poisons one course each night and blames the cook. Taste what is safe, mark what is tainted — serve the Banquet before the pendulum runs out.

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Released: Saturday, June 27, 2026 Platform: Browser (desktop & mobile)

About this game

Banquet of Pretexts — a gothic deduction survival. GAME FORM: Survival session with definite climax. - 4 minutes of mounting pressure that resolves in a final course. - Player either survives to the climax (win) or loses all hearts. MECHANIC: Deduction. Minesweeper-style — tap "TASTE" to reveal a safe ingredient (or take damage if tainted); flip into "MARK" mode to flag suspected tainted ingredients. Numbers count adjacent tainted neighbors. SEEDS — pendulum (the swinging chandelier-bob at the top of the screen, tempo rises with pressure), oasis (rare safe cells that restore a heart when tasted), pretext (the Baron's gothic pretext for daily poisonings, carried in the title + flavor texts between courses).

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Banquet of Pretexts runs entirely in your browser — no download or sign-up. Press play above, or open it fullscreen for the best experience on phone or desktop.

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