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Swindler

Swindler

2022·Matthias Cramer

2 - 4 players
45 - 60 min
Light weight: Learn it in minutes

From BoardGameGeek

Life in London isn't easy. The city is run by moneybags, though, and now it's time to seize opportunities as swindlers and cutpurses to claim your share of their wealth. Swindler combines press-your-luck with take-that mechanisms for a fun and thematic game set in Victorian London. Each round, players must steal from one of the five moneybags, drawing tokens from the chosen bag. Each bag is filled with coins, jewelry, and other loot - but each bag also contains at least one skull! If you draw a skull, you've pressed your luck too far and got caught in the act. Not only will you lose the loot you stole that round, you also lose everything you stole from the same bag in previous rounds. The moneybag not only found your hand in their pocket, but they also recognized the small but precious ring on your finger... It's wise not to sit on the loot too long in case you get caught. Dealers will pay you for the loot you turn in, giving you points. You can also use your loot to complete orders, but one of your fellow swindlers might be faster and push you aside to complete a task, costing you valuable points. Thankfully, you don't have to swindle on your own! Hire accomplices to gain advantages or affect the other players with disadvantages. The player with the most points after a set number of rounds will be recognized as the most notorious swindler of London and thus win the game.

Swindler

Which Swindler video should I watch?

Swindler has 4 videos from 4 creators: 2 reviews and 2 other videos. They date from July to October 2022.

If you like it, try Glen More II: Chronicles, Watergate, Rococo: Deluxe Edition and The Hunt, also by Matthias Cramer.

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Swindler - Push your Luck trifft Interaktion. Regeln und FazitReview18:13

Swindler - Push your Luck trifft Interaktion. Regeln und Fazit

Die Spieledinos

Die Spieledinos

TEASER Neuheit 2022 Swindler Matthias Cramer1:19

TEASER Neuheit 2022 Swindler Matthias Cramer

Edition Spielwiese

Edition Spielwiese

Swindler mit Sven – Edition Spielwiese – Berlin Con Studio 2022Interview9:55

Swindler mit Sven – Edition Spielwiese – Berlin Con Studio 2022

Hunter & Friends - Brettspiele

Hunter & Friends - Brettspiele

Swindler (Edition Spielwiese / Pegasus Spiele) - ab 10 Jahre - Glück, Frust und Zocken ohne EndeReview13:06

Swindler (Edition Spielwiese / Pegasus Spiele) - ab 10 Jahre - Glück, Frust und Zocken ohne Ende

SpieleBlog

SpieleBlog

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Die Spieledinos
Die Spieledinos
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Edition Spielwiese
Edition Spielwiese
1 video of this game
Hunter & Friends - Brettspiele
Hunter & Friends - Brettspiele
1 video of this game
SpieleBlog
SpieleBlog
1 video of this game

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About Swindler

From BoardGameGeek:

Life in London isn't easy. The city is run by moneybags, though, and now it's time to seize opportunities as swindlers and cutpurses to claim your share of their wealth. Swindler combines press-your-luck with take-that mechanisms for a fun and thematic game set in Victorian London. Each round, players must steal from one of the five moneybags, drawing tokens from the chosen bag. Each bag is filled with coins, jewelry, and other loot - but each bag also contains at least one skull! If you draw a skull, you've pressed your luck too far and got caught in the act. Not only will you lose the loot you stole that round, you also lose everything you stole from the same bag in previous rounds. The moneybag not only found your hand in their pocket, but they also recognized the small but precious ring on your finger... It's wise not to sit on the loot too long in case you get caught. Dealers will pay you for the loot you turn in, giving you points. You can also use your loot to complete orders, but one of your fellow swindlers might be faster and push you aside to complete a task, costing you valuable points. Thankfully, you don't have to swindle on your own! Hire accomplices to gain advantages or affect the other players with disadvantages. The player with the most points after a set number of rounds will be recognized as the most notorious swindler of London and thus win the game.

Designer

Matthias Cramer

Artist

Lisa Forsch

Publisher

Edition Spielwiese

Categories

Economic

Mechanics

Push Your LuckTake That
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