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Halunken & Spelunken box art
1997 Ranked #18,352

Halunken & Spelunken

This secret-movement collection game has captains visit inns to recruit scoundrels and assemble the most valuable crew. Tied movement choices leave captains stuck, while collecting matching colors doubles their worth and rewards well-timed routes.

Family Games Card Game Set Collection Simultaneous Action Selection

Players

3-4

Play time

Not listed

Age

10+

Complexity

1.5/5

Rating

5.60

Harder to teach Highly interactive Deep strategy

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ABG editorial scores on a 1–5 scale.

Teachability 2.4/5

Harder to teach

Replay value 3.9/5

High replayability

Interaction 3.7/5

Highly interactive

Player scaling 4.1/5

Scales well

Strategic depth 4.7/5

Deep strategy

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How it plays

How does it play?

Light game in which players try to collect a suitable crew for their vessel. A deck of scoundrels of different values is shuffled and dealt face-down onto a circle of inns.

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Light game in which players try to collect a suitable crew for their vessel. A deck of scoundrels of different values is shuffled and dealt face-down onto a circle of inns. The top scoundrels are turned up and players use movement cards to send their captain around the pubs, collecting the face-up scoundrel of choice. Players select their movement card in secret, and when selections are tied, neither moves. Highest number of scoundrels of the same color are worth double for each player. There is a harder variant using Black Jack. Players bid to control Black Jack and he helps you steal scoundrels.

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Play and group

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

Designers

1
Alex Randolph

Artists

1
Claus Stephan

Publishers

1
KOSMOS

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