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Graverobbers box art
2006 Ranked #20,420

Graverobbers

This secret-objective card game has players try to save or destroy graves while preserving points in hand. Playing cards makes goals easier but reduces scoring, and harmful cards must sometimes be used to avoid carrying their penalty.

Card Game Horror

Players

3-6

Play time

Not listed

Age

10+

Complexity

1.54/5

Rating

5.66

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 3.7/5

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 trying to save (or destroy) graves in 1880s London cemeteries. Players have secret objectives--playing cards makes the objectives more attainable, BUT--you score points based on cards still in hand when the game is done (so the more you play, the less you score).

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Players are trying to save (or destroy) graves in 1880s London cemeteries. Players have secret objectives--playing cards makes the objectives more attainable, BUT--you score points based on cards still in hand when the game is done (so the more you play, the less you score). Worse still, half the cards help, the other half hurt your scoring--but to ditch the bad cards, you have to play them...and potentially hurt your chances of winning in the first place!! Very tricky. (from Jolly Roger Games as reported on boardgamenews.com)

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Play and group

Players
3–6
Best with
3–4
Play time
30 min
Age
10+
Complexity
1.5/5
Credits and catalog connections

Credits

Designers

1
Carlo A. Rossi

Artists

1
Melissa Erwin

Publishers

1
Jolly Roger Games

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