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1981 Ranked #7,382

Spies!

An espionage strategy game has national secret services gather opponents’ secrets and return them safely to their capitals. Protecting one’s own intelligence while extracting rivals’ information creates constant tension.

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Players

2-5

Play time

Not listed

Age

12+

Complexity

2.46/5

Rating

6.44

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 4.1/5

Scales well

Strategic depth 4.7/5

Deep strategy

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How does it play?

Spies is a game of espionage and intrigue for up to five players, set in the turbulent European era of 1933-1939.

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Spies is a game of espionage and intrigue for up to five players, set in the turbulent European era of 1933-1939. You control the secret service of one of the major powers of that era - Germany, Italy, Russia, France, and Britain - in the constant struggle to gather your opponents secrets and return them safely to your own capital while protecting your own country's secrets.

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Play and group

Players
2–5
Best with
2–5
Play time
180 min
Age
12+
Complexity
2.5/5
Credits and catalog connections

Credits

Designers

2
Lenny Glynn John Prados

Artists

1
Redmond A. Simonsen

Publishers

3
Hobby Japan SPI (Simulations Publications, Inc.) Tactical Studies Rules (TSR)

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