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2007 Ranked #17,849

The Circle

A secret-agency strategy game has players hire spies to infiltrate a dangerous society and place the most agents within its ranks. Temporary cooperation may be necessary, but the society can defeat everyone if its global domination plan succeeds.

Strategy Games Spies/Secret Agents Variable Player Powers

Players

2-6

Play time

Not listed

Age

12+

Complexity

3.31/5

Rating

5.74

Harder to teach Highly interactive Deep strategy

Overview

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ABG editorial scores on a 1–5 scale.

Teachability 2.3/5

Harder to teach

Replay value 4.0/5

High replayability

Interaction 3.6/5

Highly interactive

Player scaling 4.0/5

Scales well

Strategic depth 4.5/5

Deep strategy

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How it plays

How does it play?

1889, the Victorian Age, an age of change. The most advanced nations are fighting for total economic control.

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1889, the Victorian Age, an age of change. The most advanced nations are fighting for total economic control. It is the perfect breeding ground for a secret society more dangerous than the Yakuza, more mysterious than the Illuminati -- "The Circle". 2 - 6 players each control one secret agency trying to protect humanity against the Circle's ultimate goal: complete Global domination. Each round, players hire spies to uncover the Circle's secrets, infiltrate its ranks, and capture its members. Sometimes the players must cooperate to reach their goals, but often they are competing against each other. At the end of the game if you have placed the most spies within the Circle's ranks, you will be able to destroy the secret society and win the game. But be careful: the Circle could defeat all of the players. This box contains 121 Game Pieces in different colors, 60 Spy Cards, 1 Time Wheel, 6 Secret Agency markers, 1 Victory Point table, 1 Starting Player dial, 1 plastic rivet and 1 multilingual (German and English) rulebook.

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Play and group

Players
2–6
Best with
3–6
Play time
90 min
Age
12+
Complexity
3.3/5
Credits and catalog connections

Credits

Designers

1
Folker Jung

Artists

1
Ralf Berszuck

Publishers

1
C4 / Creative Cell

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