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Scoop

A newspaper-building game has players obtain reporting resources, call an editor for stories, and fill a page with valuable copy and ads. Replacing lower-value articles improves a page, and the first completed paper wins.

Economic Set Collection Theme: Journalism

Players

2-4

Play time

Not listed

Age

7+

Complexity

1.5/5

Rating

5.73

Harder to teach Highly interactive Deep strategy

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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 3.7/5

Highly interactive

Player scaling 4.2/5

Scales well

Strategic depth 4.6/5

Deep strategy

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How it plays

How does it play?

The object is to completely fill the blank page of a newspaper with stories and advertisements of as high a value as possible. Five daily papers of the times: The News Chronicle, The Daily Telegraph, The Times, The Daily Express, and the Daily Sketch are represented.

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The object is to completely fill the blank page of a newspaper with stories and advertisements of as high a value as possible. Five daily papers of the times: The News Chronicle, The Daily Telegraph, The Times, The Daily Express, and the Daily Sketch are represented. The total value of the full page can vary considerably according to the individual totals marked on the back of each story card placed on the newspaper blank. Players need to collect/buy 3 cards showing a Reporter, Photographer and a Telephone Call. A call is then made on the supplied cardboard telephone to the Editor, who approves or rejects the story. If approved the player takes the top card from the 'Story' deck and places it on their newspaper page. Copy can be substituted for a higher value as the player attempts to get stories from each of the several categories required. The first player to fill the page wins.

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Play and group

Players
2–4
Best with
2
Play time
45 min
Age
7+
Complexity
1.5/5
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Designers

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Publishers

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Editrice Giochi H. P. Gibson & Sons Miro Company Mondadori Giochi

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