9/18/2023 0 Comments Shifty eyed spies board game geek![]() The central board is made to look like a corkboard, with a pushpin-and-yarn track, various envelopes holding notes and evidence, and a map pinned to the center. The central board is double-sided, with standard (top) and advanced (bottom) modes. There are also multiple copies of each clue, so that if you get a pizza card, you don’t know for sure what will be on the back of it. ![]() Each clue card is double-sided, and they may or may not have the same type on the back. The clue cards–which include motive, suspect, location, crime object, and distraction types-are colorful and include a lot of fun little details. There’s a variety of different kids-some younger, some older-who have different personalities that show through in the pictures. The illustrations in the game (by Bartlomiej Kordowski, with additional artwork by Malwina Kwiatkowska and Helen Zhu) are really fun. Liu Spy Club ComponentsĬhoose a kid and give them a name! Photo: Jonathan H. The game is designed to be family-friendly in the theme and artwork, and since it is cooperative you could also play with even younger players with some help. There is a campaign element, but it is not a legacy-style game and nothing is destroyed or permanently altered (other than the scorepad sheets). Although the theme of the game is solving mysteries, the game itself isn’t actually a deduction game and is more about set collection and card management. It retails for $45 and is available directly from Renegade Games, from Amazon, or your local game store. Spy Club is a cooperative game for 2 to 4 players, ages 10 and up, and takes about 45 minutes to play. ![]() Spy C l ub is GeekDad Approved! What Is Spy Club? It’s published in conjunction with Renegade Games and is now available for purchase. ![]() Spy Club was funded on Kickstarter in October 2017 by Foxtrot Games, and was delivered to backers this summer. In Reaping the Rewards, I take a look at the finished product from a crowdfunding campaign. This meeting of the Spy Club is now in session-there’s been a crime in the neighborhood, and it’s up to us to catch the culprit! ![]()
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