Hostage Negotiator

Should this hit the table?

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Moderate level of interaction with a good balance between direct and strategic confrontation. Players need to pay attention to each other's actions frequently, but cooperation is not a major focus.

Teach 2.9

Teaching signal

Replay 4.1

High replayability

Interaction 3.7

Highly interactive

Scaling 4.1

Scales well

Strategy 4.5

Deep strategy

Control 3.5

More strategic control

Table feel

Moderate level of interaction with a good balance between direct and strategic confrontation. Players need to pay attention to each other's actions frequently, but cooperation is not a major focus.

Replay value

The game offers a high level of variability with different experiences each time it is played. The expansions available add new content and gameplay elements, enhancing replay value. The strategic depth allows players to improve their strategy over time, discovering new tactics and strategies. The game scales well with different numbers of players without compromising its appeal or balance. It is moderately easy to learn, providing a good balance between depth and accessibility. Overall, Hostage Negotiator has a strong replayability score of 8.1.

Luck profile

The final luck score for Hostage Negotiator is 7, indicating a balanced mix of luck and strategy. Random elements have a notable but not exclusive impact on the game outcome, and players have substantial ability to mitigate randomness through strategic decisions and planning. The game outcome is primarily determined by player strategy and decisions, with luck playing a minor role.

Overview

What ABG knows about this game

In Hostage Negotiator, you play the part of a law enforcement agent responsible for negotiating the release of hostages taken by an unscrupulous figure hell-bent on having his or her demands met. Each turn in the game represents a conversation between you and the hostage taker. You'll play cards and roll dice to increase conversation points, decrease the threat level, and release hostages. Hostage Negotiator uses a unique "hand-building" mechanism that puts cards you purchase directly in your hand for next turn rather than leaving you wondering when the cards will show up like in deck-building games. In Hostage Negotiator there are multiple paths to victory, but the hostage taker has other plans. Will you try to calm him and get him to surrender? Will you stall and bide your time before sending in the team for a major extraction? How many hostages will you save? These are many of the exciting decisions you will make in a game of Hostage Negotiator!

Mechanism

6

Critical Hits and Failures Dice Rolling Hand Management Open Drafting Solo / Solitaire Game Stat Check Resolution

Family

6

Crowdfunding: Kickstarter Digital Implementations: Tabletopia Game: Hostage Negotiator Players: Games with Solitaire Rules Players: Solitaire Only Card Games Players: Solitaire Only Games

Type

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Thematic

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