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2010 Ranked #15,030

Queen's Ransom

Players investigate a royal kidnapping by buying information or using special cards to identify both captor and location. The first inspector to deduce the complete answer wins.

Card Game Deduction

Players

2-5

Play time

Not listed

Age

10+

Complexity

1.52/5

Rating

5.75

Harder to teach Highly interactive Deep strategy

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ABG editorial scores on a 1–5 scale.

Teachability 2.3/5

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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From Z-Man's page: The queen has been captured and is held for ransom! You and your friends are detectives enlisted by the king.

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From Z-Man's page: The queen has been captured and is held for ransom! You and your friends are detectives enlisted by the king. Who will be the first to determine who captured her and where she is being held captive. A fun deductive-type game. Queen's Ransom is a deduction card game for 2-5 players. The players are inspectors enlisted by the king to investigate the Queen's kidnapping (the king can't afford the ransom!) The first player to find out who captured the queen and where she is being held wins the game. A player may buy information cards using money cards, or use special cards. Contents: 90 cards, rules

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Play and group

Players
2–5
Best with
2–5
Play time
20 min
Age
10+
Complexity
1.5/5
Credits and catalog connections

Credits

Designers

1
Kevin L. Jones

Artists

1
Gary Simpson

Publishers

1
Z-Man Games

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