2019Rob Daviau, Eric M. Lang
- Videos
- 172
- Creators
- 85
1 - 5 players90 - 120 minMedium weight

2017Rob Daviau, Robert Doyle, Justin D. Jacobson
Mainly reviews. Stop Thief! is covered on BoardGameVideo.com by 2 reviews, 1 how-to-play guides, 1 recorded sessions, and 1 other video.
From BoardGameGeek
An alert pops up on your smartphone: A crime has just been committed! Grab your investigator's license and your keen powers of deduction and hunt down the suspect. But watch out because you're not the only private eye on the hunt, and only one of you can slap the cuffs on the suspect and claim the reward. Get enough reward money, and you can finally leave this rat race behind and retire to a sunny tropical beach in the Caribbean. Stop Thief is a family game of logical deduction for 2-4 players. An invisible suspect commits a crime. Only the sounds they make give them away. Listen to the clues and figure out where they are hiding. Play cards from your unique deck to move around the board, sneak through a window, or even get a private tip. Once you have the suspect pinned down, swoop in and make the arrest. The obvious first step in this restoration was taking the electronic device and turning it into an app. Doing that allows for better sound quality and a more dynamic platform for different modes of play. Next step was ditching the roll-and-move mechanism and, in general, stripping out some of the luck and adding in a healthy dose of strategy. By replacing the dice with decks of movement cards, it also allows asymmetrical decks, which increases the fun and replayability. Game effects were also added to the suspect cards to further spice things up.
Stop Thief! has 5 videos from 4 creators: 2 reviews, 1 how-to-play guide, 1 playthrough and 1 other video. They date from 2022 to May 2026.
To learn the rules, start with "How To Setup And Play Stop Thief! (2017)" by Lance's Board Game Stuff, which runs 33 min.
For an opinion before you buy, start with "DGA Reviews Board Games: Stop Thief! (Cozy Game Night)" by Dad's Gaming Addiction. To see it played, watch "DGA Plays Board Games: Stop Thief! - 2 Player Co-Op" by Dad's Gaming Addiction.
If you like it, try Cthulhu: Death May Die, Return to Dark Tower, Pandemic Legacy: Season 1 and Ticket to Ride Legacy: Legends of the West, also by Rob Daviau.
2019Rob Daviau, Eric M. Lang
1 - 5 players90 - 120 minMedium weight
2022Tim Burrell-Saward, Isaac Childres, Noah Cohen, Rob Daviau, Justin D. Jacobson, Brian Neff
1 - 4 players100 - 120 minMedium weight
2015Rob Daviau, Matt Leacock
2 - 4 players60 minMedium weight
2023Rob Daviau, Matt Leacock, Alan R. Moon
2 - 5 players20 - 90 minMedium weight
From BoardGameGeek:
An alert pops up on your smartphone: A crime has just been committed! Grab your investigator's license and your keen powers of deduction and hunt down the suspect. But watch out because you're not the only private eye on the hunt, and only one of you can slap the cuffs on the suspect and claim the reward. Get enough reward money, and you can finally leave this rat race behind and retire to a sunny tropical beach in the Caribbean. Stop Thief is a family game of logical deduction for 2-4 players. An invisible suspect commits a crime. Only the sounds they make give them away. Listen to the clues and figure out where they are hiding. Play cards from your unique deck to move around the board, sneak through a window, or even get a private tip. Once you have the suspect pinned down, swoop in and make the arrest. The obvious first step in this restoration was taking the electronic device and turning it into an app. Doing that allows for better sound quality and a more dynamic platform for different modes of play. Next step was ditching the roll-and-move mechanism and, in general, stripping out some of the luck and adding in a healthy dose of strategy. By replacing the dice with decks of movement cards, it also allows asymmetrical decks, which increases the fun and replayability. Game effects were also added to the suspect cards to further spice things up.
Designers
Rob Daviau, Robert Doyle, Justin D. Jacobson
Artists
Roland MacDonald, Jason Taylor
Publisher
Restoration Games
Mechanics