Overview
At a glance
Is this game right for my group?
ABG editorial scores on a 1–5 scale.
Harder to teach
High replayability
Highly interactive
Scales well
Deep strategy
How it plays
How does it play?
The Perfect Heist is a cooperative/competitive board game that captures the excitement of forming a handpicked crew of professionals to pull off epic heists. You play as petty thieves bent on becoming the world’s most infamous criminal mastermind.
Core mechanisms
Key systems that shape the decisions players make.
Negotiation
Make proposals, promises, or deals directly with other players.
Role Playing
Make decisions or communicate from the perspective of an assigned character.
Dice Rolling
Roll dice to introduce uncertainty into actions, production, movement, or resolution.
Set Collection
Gather related items that become more valuable when scored together.
Variable Player Powers
Each player has different abilities, restrictions, or strategic advantages.
Read the full game description
The Perfect Heist is a cooperative/competitive board game that captures the excitement of forming a handpicked crew of professionals to pull off epic heists. You play as petty thieves bent on becoming the world’s most infamous criminal mastermind. To win, you must convince your friends—those gunmen, con artists, and grizzled vets who are “getting too old for this”—to join your crew and take on increasingly more audacious heists to make a name for yourself. You will need skills and equipment to survive. But more importantly, you will need cunning to form crews with other players to pull off large jobs and negotiate your share of the reward. Make and break deals. Forge alliances or hold your friends hostage. Only the most notorious will win.