2024Geoffrey Chia
- Videos
- 7
- Creators
- 7
Mainly how-to-play
2 - 5 players20 - 30 minLight weight
Contraband Insider
2022Geoffrey Chia
- Videos
- 8
- Creators
- 5
Mainly unboxings and how-to-play. Contraband Insider is covered on BoardGameVideo.com by 1 reviews, 2 how-to-play guides, 3 unboxings, and 2 other videos.
3 - 5 players
45 - 90 min
Medium weight: Teach it in one sitting
From BoardGameGeek
Contraband Insider is a deduction board game for 3 to 5 players. The police are stepping up enforcement efforts to confiscate illegal contraband goods within the city. Unfortunately, players take on the role of moles infiltrated into the police force. These corrupted cops are also known as “insiders” who manipulate various operations to prevent their partnered contraband goods from being confiscated by police raids. Each round consists of a game setup and 3 gameplay phases: 1. In the Contraband Goods Phase, players are to hide 3 Contraband Cards faced-down among 8 Public Locations and 1 Home Base. 2. In the Police Raid Phase, players take turns to play 1 out of 3 actions. 3. In the Scoring Phase, all the cards in the unraided Public Location and Home Base will be opened and revealed. Players will earn the number of points for the round. The game is played over 3 rounds, which each round will determine points that add up to the final score. At the end of the game, the player with the highest score wins the game. -description from the publisher
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Which Contraband Insider video should I watch?
Contraband Insider has 8 videos from 5 creators: 1 review, 2 how-to-play guides, 3 unboxings and 2 other videos. They date from 2022 to June 2026.
To learn the rules, start with "Contraband Insider | As thrilling as Sheriff of Nottingham! #boardgames #暗貨" by 給肥龍一盒桌遊, which runs 7 min.
For an opinion before you buy, start with "Geoffrey Chia's Contraband Insider, Good Spirit Games" by Board Games With B7.
If you like it, try Kabuki Tricks, Nightmares of Sushi, River Woods and Katana Spirits, also by Geoffrey Chia. It appears in convention videos from Spiel Essen 2022.
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給肥龍一盒桌遊
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About Contraband Insider
From BoardGameGeek:
Contraband Insider is a deduction board game for 3 to 5 players. The police are stepping up enforcement efforts to confiscate illegal contraband goods within the city. Unfortunately, players take on the role of moles infiltrated into the police force. These corrupted cops are also known as “insiders” who manipulate various operations to prevent their partnered contraband goods from being confiscated by police raids. Each round consists of a game setup and 3 gameplay phases: 1. In the Contraband Goods Phase, players are to hide 3 Contraband Cards faced-down among 8 Public Locations and 1 Home Base. 2. In the Police Raid Phase, players take turns to play 1 out of 3 actions. 3. In the Scoring Phase, all the cards in the unraided Public Location and Home Base will be opened and revealed. Players will earn the number of points for the round. The game is played over 3 rounds, which each round will determine points that add up to the final score. At the end of the game, the player with the highest score wins the game. -description from the publisher
Designer
Geoffrey Chia
Artists
Geoffrey Chia, Yu-Cin, HUANG
Publisher
Good Spirit Games
Categories
Mafia
Mechanics