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2018 Ranked #13,748

5 Minute Chase

Real-time asymmetric tile game has escaped runners build routes to hideouts while chasers pursue them. Everyone acts simultaneously, so rapidly placing tiles and tokens determines whether escape or capture comes first.

Real-time Tile Placement

Players

2-4

Play time

5-15 min

Age

8+

Complexity

1.6/5

Rating

5.78

Harder to teach Highly interactive Deep strategy

Overview

At a glance

Is this game right for my group?

ABG editorial scores on a 1–5 scale.

Teachability 2.3/5

Harder to teach

Replay value 3.8/5

High replayability

Interaction 3.6/5

Highly interactive

Player scaling 4.5/5

Scales well

Strategic depth 3.8/5

Deep strategy

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How it plays

How does it play?

5 Minute Chase is an asymmetric, tile-laying game in which players use the same tiles but with different objectives and win conditions. The game is played in real time; there are no turns, and all players frantically try to place tiles or tokens.

Core mechanisms

Key systems that shape the decisions players make.

Tile Placement

Place tiles to build a shared or personal spatial arrangement.
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5 Minute Chase is an asymmetric, tile-laying game in which players use the same tiles but with different objectives and win conditions. The game is played in real time; there are no turns, and all players frantically try to place tiles or tokens. One or two players are the runner(s) who have escaped from prison and are attempting to get back to their hideout, and the other player(s) are chasers representing the detectives in pursuit. Winning conditions: The runner wins if they reach their hideout. The chaser wins if they catch a runner before they reach their hideout.

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Category

1
Real-time

Mechanism

1
Tile Placement

Family

1
Crowdfunding: Kickstarter

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All specifications (5)

Play and group

Players
2–4
Best with
2–4
Play time
5–15 min
Age
8+
Complexity
1.6/5
Credits and catalog connections

Credits

Designers

4
Dave Neale Antony Proietti Dave Neale Antony Proietti

Artists

2
Pawe? Nizio?ek Pawe? Nizio?ek

Publishers

4
Board&Dice MS Edizioni Board&Dice MS Edizioni

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