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?
Vienna Connection is a standalone game inspired by the game mechanisms of Detective: A Modern Crime Board Game.
Core mechanisms
Key systems that shape the decisions players make.
Narrative Choices
Choose between story options that lead to different passages and consequences.
Cooperative Game
Players coordinate their actions toward a shared objective and win or lose together.
Point-to-Point Movement
Move along explicit connections between named locations or nodes.
Scenario Campaign
Play linked or standalone scenarios with their own setup, objectives, and consequences.
Storytelling
Create or extend a narrative in response to prompts or game events.
Solo / Solitaire Game
Provide rules and objectives designed for a single player.
Read the full game description
Vienna Connection is a standalone game inspired by the game mechanisms of Detective: A Modern Crime Board Game. In this game, players take on the roles of CIA agents sent to Europe in 1977 during the Cold War to investigate the mysterious death of James Werner, an American citizen murdered in Vienna. The international plot involves various secret agencies, and players will travel around Europe visiting a dozen destinations and discovering secrets. Vienna Connection, although inspired by Detective, is a standalone game with new rules and game mechanisms that bring the spy theme to life. Players will manage resources (such as informants, bribes, and pieces of information), decode reports (including secret messages, codes, and wiretapped conversations), and will have to outsmart enemy spy agencies. —description from the publisher