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2019 Ranked #6,660

Thieves Den

This drafting strategy game has master thieves send hirelings to locations, fences, and a wizard for treasure and reputation. Visiting rivals’ targets can reward both sides, so each theft balances personal gain against helping an opponent.

Card Game Fantasy Open Drafting Pattern Building

Players

2-5

Play time

30-45 min

Age

10+

Complexity

2.19/5

Rating

6.73

Harder to teach Highly interactive Deep strategy

Overview

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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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How it plays

How does it play?

In Thieves Den, set in the world of 10 Minute Heist: The Wizard's Tower, the players are master thieves who send their hirelings out into the city to nab the choicest treasures, then sell those ill-gotten gains to the underworld fences to increase the master thief's reputation.

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In Thieves Den, set in the world of 10 Minute Heist: The Wizard's Tower, the players are master thieves who send their hirelings out into the city to nab the choicest treasures, then sell those ill-gotten gains to the underworld fences to increase the master thief's reputation. Certain treasures can also be bartered to Alazar, the wizard, for special powers. Thieves Den is played over three rounds. In each round, each player drafts three location cards as potential targets for their thieving. All of these locations are public knowledge, and in the next phase the players take turns sending their minions to the locations to score the loot. You can send your thieves to any of the locations, but if you send them to another player's location, that player may also get a prize, sometimes extra treasure, sometimes more thieves. During this phase, players can also send thieves to carry special assortments of treasures to one of the fences, gaining that player reputation points. Bonus reputation points can also be earned by building relationships with specific fences. After three rounds, the player with the highest reputation is the new crime lord of the town.

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Play and group

Players
2–5
Best with
2–5
Play time
30–45 min
Age
10+
Complexity
2.2/5
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Credits

Designers

1
Alice Davis

Artists

1
Denis Martynets

Publishers

1
Daily Magic Games

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