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?
Spies is a game of espionage and intrigue for up to five players, set in the turbulent European era of 1933-1939.
Core mechanisms
Key systems that shape the decisions players make.
Action Points
Spend a limited allowance of points across several possible actions each turn.
Pick Up and Deliver
Collect goods at one location and transport them to another for rewards.
Point-to-Point Movement
Move along explicit connections between named locations or nodes.
Take That
Direct negative effects at selected opponents.
Read the full game description
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.