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title: "Player Screen — Glossary | Deep Space Family Games"
description: "A small standing panel that hides a player"
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GLOSSARY · Accessories & Components

# Player Screen

A small standing panel that hides a player's hand, resources, or choices from the rest of the table.

## Detailed definition

A player screen is a folded cardboard panel that stands upright in front of a player, tall enough to block sightlines to whatever’s behind it — a hand of cards, a stash of resources, a set of secret choices being made that round. Some fold flat for storage and pop open at setup; others double as a mini player board on the inside face, hidden side out and reference side facing the owner.

They’re what makes a lot of [bluffing](/glossary/bluffing-game/) and negotiation games actually work — without a real barrier, “hidden information” is just an honor system, and honor systems don’t survive a table of kids who can see everyone’s cards from where they’re sitting. A screen turns “please don’t look” into an actual guarantee.

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## See also

* [Player Board](/glossary/player-board/)
* [Hidden Movement](/glossary/hidden-movement/)
* [Bluffing Game](/glossary/bluffing-game/)

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