2022Vegard Eliassen Stillerud, Eilif Svensson, Åsmund Svensson
- Videos
- 28
- Creators
- 18
1 - 6 players60 - 90 minHeavy weight

2023Ralph Rosario
Mainly reviews. Shadow Network is covered on BoardGameVideo.com by 10 reviews, 5 recorded sessions, 3 unboxings, and 1 other video.
From BoardGameGeek
1960. Cold War is upon the world. In the dark shadows, agencies are gathering intelligence on financial institutions, political figures, military installations, and top-secret technology advancements. However, where one agency thinks they exclusive access on intel, leaks within the network cause information to spill around the world. Which agency will be able to gather enough intel on their high profile targets and at what costs? Who will have built the best Shadow Network? Shadow Network is a worker placement style game where players are deploying their agents around the globe collecting fragments of intel. These fragments are then promoted to an actionable state that can be used against a high profile target and earning player's influence - the currency in the game. As the players gather intel from a city, intel is also leaked to other cities thereby potentially helping other agencies. Additional agents can be deployed but at a cost. Furthermore, handlers can assist with exchanging intel thereby giving the agency the leg up. At end of four rounds of play, agencies will bribe their high profile targets for more influence. In the end the player with the most influence is the winner. -description from the publisher
Shadow Network has 19 videos from 17 creators: 10 reviews, 5 playthroughs, 3 unboxings and 1 other video. They date from 2020 to March 2024.
For an opinion before you buy, start with "Shadow Network - Worker Placement in the Cold War" by BoardGameCo. 10 creators have reviewed it. To see it played, watch "Shadow Network Board Game - LIVE Playthrough" by The Dice Tower, one of 5 playthroughs.
If you like it, try Come Together, Raiders of Scythia, Pirates of the High Teas or Raiders of the North Sea, which share several of its mechanics.
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2022Vegard Eliassen Stillerud, Eilif Svensson, Åsmund Svensson
1 - 6 players60 - 90 minHeavy weight
2020Shem Phillips
1 - 4 players60 - 80 minMedium weight
2026Emily Vincent
1 - 4 players30 - 45 minMedium weight
2015Shem Phillips
2 - 4 players60 - 80 minMedium weight
From BoardGameGeek:
1960. Cold War is upon the world. In the dark shadows, agencies are gathering intelligence on financial institutions, political figures, military installations, and top-secret technology advancements. However, where one agency thinks they exclusive access on intel, leaks within the network cause information to spill around the world. Which agency will be able to gather enough intel on their high profile targets and at what costs? Who will have built the best Shadow Network? Shadow Network is a worker placement style game where players are deploying their agents around the globe collecting fragments of intel. These fragments are then promoted to an actionable state that can be used against a high profile target and earning player's influence - the currency in the game. As the players gather intel from a city, intel is also leaked to other cities thereby potentially helping other agencies. Additional agents can be deployed but at a cost. Furthermore, handlers can assist with exchanging intel thereby giving the agency the leg up. At end of four rounds of play, agencies will bribe their high profile targets for more influence. In the end the player with the most influence is the winner. -description from the publisher
Designer
Ralph Rosario
Artists
James Churchill, Jason Washburn
Publisher
Talon Strikes Studios LLC
Categories
Mechanics