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1988 Ranked #19,559

Inspector Higgins

This hidden-movement pursuit game splits players between an inspector hunting thieves and a cooperative band seeking treasure. Thieves steer shared figures toward a secret house and home, while the inspector must identify and capture the right culprits.

Children's Children's Game Deduction Different Dice Movement Pick-up and Deliver

Players

2-6

Play time

Not listed

Age

6+

Complexity

1/5

Rating

5.82

Harder to teach Highly interactive Deep strategy

Overview

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ABG editorial scores on a 1–5 scale.

Teachability 2.4/5

Harder to teach

Replay value 4.0/5

High replayability

Interaction 3.8/5

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?

One player plays Kommissaris Speurneus/Inspector Higgins with the goal of capturing the thief carrying the treasure and as many other thieves as possible. The remaining players play cooperatively, in turn moving any of the five thief figures as they choose.

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One player plays Kommissaris Speurneus/Inspector Higgins with the goal of capturing the thief carrying the treasure and as many other thieves as possible. The remaining players play cooperatively, in turn moving any of the five thief figures as they choose. The thieves' goal is to discover which of the nine houses on the game board contains the treasure and return the treasure to the thieves' hideout. Movement is based on die rolls, with the number and type of dice rolled changing depending on the total number of players in the game.

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Play and group

Players
2–6
Best with
3–4
Play time
20 min
Age
6+
Complexity
1.0/5
Credits and catalog connections

Credits

Designers

2
Manfred Ludwig Doris Plümacher

Publishers

1
Otto Maier Verlag

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