Inhuman Conditions

Should this hit the table?

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Moderate level of direct and strategic confrontation with high interaction frequency, but limited emphasis on cooperation.

Teach 2.3

Teaching signal

Replay 3.9

High replayability

Interaction 3.6

Highly interactive

Scaling 4.0

Scales well

Strategy 4.5

Deep strategy

Control 4.3

More strategic control

Table feel

Moderate level of direct and strategic confrontation with high interaction frequency, but limited emphasis on cooperation.

Replay value

Inhuman Conditions offers a high level of variability with its gameboard, multiple paths to victory, and variable setups. The presence of expansions adds new content and gameplay elements, enhancing replay value. The game provides deep strategic possibilities and room for improvement over time. Player interaction is moderate, and the game scales well with different numbers of players. While it may take some time to learn, the depth it offers makes it worth the investment. Overall, Inhuman Conditions has a strong replayability score of 7.8.

Luck profile

Inhuman Conditions has a low influence of luck. Random elements have minimal impact on the game outcome, as the game relies more on player decisions and strategy. 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

From the co-creators of Secret Hitler & Better Myths: a Blade Runner-inspired, five-minute party game for two players. Inhuman Conditions is a five-minute, two-player game of surreal interrogation and conversational judo, set in the heart of a chilling bureaucracy. Each game has one Investigator and one Suspect. Armed only with two stamps and a topic of conversation, the Investigator must figure out whether the Suspect is a Human or a Robot. Robots must answer the Investigator's questions without arousing suspicion, but are hampered by some specific malfunction in their ability to converse. They must be clever, guiding the conversation in subtle ways without getting caught. Humans may speak freely, but may find this freedom as much curse as gift. There are no right or wrong answers, only suspicious and innocuous ones, and one slip of the tongue could land Humans and Robots alike in the Bureau's Invasive Confirmation Unit. There, alongside Investigators who make improper determinations, they will await further testing ... —description from the publisher

Mechanism

6

Acting Elapsed Real Time Ending Hidden Roles Pattern Recognition Role Playing Storytelling

Family

5

Crowdfunding: Kickstarter Players: Two Player Only Games Theme: Cyberpunk Theme: Retro Theme: Robots

Type

1

Party

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