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Die Codeknacker box art
2006 Ranked #20,847

Die Codeknacker

This detective race-and-search game has players move around a board, find the longest picture sequence, and catch the thief. A magnifying-glass roll triggers a timed puzzle hunt, where longer sequences earn more movement toward the capture.

Children's Game Number Pattern Recognition Roll / Spin and Move

Players

2-4

Play time

Not listed

Age

6+

Complexity

1.4/5

Rating

5.65

Harder to teach Highly interactive Deep strategy

Overview

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ABG editorial scores on a 1–5 scale.

Teachability 2.9/5

Harder to teach

Replay value 3.9/5

High replayability

Interaction 3.7/5

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?

Players are detectives racing to catch the thief!

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Players are detectives racing to catch the thief! Detectives move around the outside of the puzzle board, the interior of the board is made up of randomly assorted tiles with pictures of diamonds, Euros and bags of loot scattered around.(or numbers, depending on which you decide to play) Normally, detectives roll and move to catch up with the thief, but when the magnifying glass is rolled, the thief moves one space and a card is turned over to reveal a sequence of 5 pictures. The timer is flipped and detectives hunt to see who can find the longest trail of pictures. Points are awarded for sequences of 3, 4 and 5, with each detective getting to move as many spaces as was the sequence he found. Game ends when a detective catches up to or passes the thief.

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Play and group

Players
2–4
Best with
2
Play time
15 min
Age
6+
Complexity
1.4/5
Credits and catalog connections

Credits

Designers

1
Manfred Ludwig

Artists

1
Eva Czerwenka

Publishers

1
HABA

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