Beginning as a friendly game to be played in a D&D campaign, Duplicity took flight when, after the session, one of the players, Ethan, approached Chris, the DM, about playing the game more. A game enthusiast and aspiring game designer himself, Chris' passion was ignited by the spark that was Ethan's love of interactive strategy games. The two quickly put their heads together to figure out a way to share this game with more people. Over the course of over a year of development, the game came into its own, burgeoned by Ethan's growing experience in business and Chris' exploration into game theory and statistics. Duplicity delivers on the two creator's collective vision: a game that combines deal-making, information gathering, and a little bit of luck to create fun and complex situations that all but place the players on the thrones of their own kingdoms.