De?corum is a cooperative, hidden information game whereyou and your partner share the same objective: decorateyour home in a way that makes you both happy. Theproblem is, different things make each of you happy andnobody says exactly what they need. Can you find a happycompromise, or is it time to move out?!

At its heart, De?corum is a pretty straightforward logicpuzzle. There are a small number of ways to arrange theinternal pieces that meet all the requirements listed on theplayer’s rule sheets simultaneously. The twist of De?corumis that it’s also a hidden information game. No player hasall of the rules. While playing, the players will have towatch their partner’s moves just as carefully as they’replanning their own. Even more crucially, they’ll have tocommunicate why they’re making the moves they’remaking–using the very limited means we’ve provided them.

De?corum might be about solving a puzzle, but it’s really a game about communication andcompromise. The real challenge isn’t just solving the problem with the limited informationyou and your players have; it’s dealing with the frustrations that will inevitably occur whenyour partner does something that messes up your plan. In order to be successful in De?corum,there will come a point where both players will have to let go of their initial strategy forhow they were going to finish the board and start paying attention to what their partner isdoing instead. By introducing and providing an incentive to resolve conflict, De?corummechanically encourages (or even requires) a positive form of compromise.