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2004 Ranked #3,050

Linq

Deduction party game where players identify the hidden pair sharing a secret connection among the group. Clues must be clear enough for your partner but vague enough to avoid exposure, so every word must balance recognition against concealment.

Party Games Deduction Party Game Hidden Roles Pattern Recognition

Players

4-8

Play time

Not listed

Age

10+

Complexity

1.41/5

Rating

6.86

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 3.9/5

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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US-edition Creator (original version): Erik Nielsen Publisher: Endless Games From Publisher Website: 4 Cards... 1 Pair...

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US-edition Creator (original version): Erik Nielsen Publisher: Endless Games From Publisher Website: 4 Cards... 1 Pair... 100 reasons why you SHOULD be right. It's not a word game. It's not a strategy game. It's not a bluffing game, yet all three of these elements are combined in this uniquely simple, excitingly fun, and extremely addictive game: Linq. The object of the game is to guess which two players are the Linq. If you are the Linq, you must think like your partner, and connect with them. The only problem is... You don't know who your partner is! German edition artwork: Sebastian Wagner editor: Andrea Meyer publisher: BeWitched-Spiele game length: ca. 45 minutes Linq combines bluff elements with associative gaming. 4-8 players ages 10 and up try to find their ever changing partners by associating freely to their LINQ-words. An intuitive scoring mechanism shows who was best able to linq with the others in the end. The game contains 58 card pairs with nearly 700 words, 4 question marks, wooden pieces for counting points, a 12-sided die, and the rulebook. French edition artwork: Pierre Lechevalier (aka Piero) publisher: In Ludo Veritas Two spies have to meet each other. All they have in common is a password. All the others players are counterspies triyng to identify and confuse them. The game contains 2 * 50 spy cards with 10 words each (500 different passwords ), 10 counterspy cards, counters, rulebook

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Play and group

Players
4–8
Best with
4–8
Play time
45 min
Age
10+
Complexity
1.4/5
Credits and catalog connections

Credits

Designers

2
Andrea Meyer Erik Nielsen

Artists

4
Design Edge Jean Laurent Pierô David Raphet

Publishers

4
Arclight Games BeWitched Spiele Endless Games (I) In ludo veritas

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