Overview
At a glance
Is this game right for my group?
ABG editorial scores on a 1–5 scale.
Harder to teach
High replayability
Highly interactive
Scales well
Deep strategy
How it plays
How does it play?
The King is on vacation. He entrusted the city and its treasure to the prince.
Core mechanisms
Key systems that shape the decisions players make.
Programmed Movement
Plan movement commands in advance before revealing and resolving them.
Modular Board
Build the play area from interchangeable sections that vary between games.
Deduction
Combine clues and exclusions to identify hidden information.
Dice Rolling
Roll dice to introduce uncertainty into actions, production, movement, or resolution.
Asymmetric Roles
Different roles know different information and contribute in different ways.
Read the full game description
The King is on vacation. He entrusted the city and its treasure to the prince. The brigands know it and intend to fill their pockets.. or at least try! Will you play prince or brigand? Brigands is an asymetrical game of deduction and trickery that pits a prince against rival bands of brigands. The prince must protect the coffers of the city against brigands. If no brigand succeeds in stealing 50 Ducats from the kingdom at the end of the 6 game turns, the prince is victorious! Otherwise, the richest bandit wins. On a turn, each player will send its 3 crew members in the districts of his choice. The choice is secret and simultaneous. When everyone has set his mind, it's time to reveal choices and place every crew members in the city. If a prince's crew is on the same district brigand's crews, thieves are arrested before they could hope to get richer. Otherwise, they will be able to plunder the district. Each district allows to loot the treasure in a unique way. Be careful, if someone has played an action token on the district in the beginning of his turn, he will be able to steal or push other player's crew, or maybe to run to another district at the last minute. Once in jail, thieves can choose to await trial or attempt to escape. The prince player will improve his skills during the game to better recover his treasure or better trap brigands. —description from the publisher