2023John Kean, Liam Kean
- Videos
- 20
- Creators
- 14
2 - 5 players20 - 30 minMedium weight

2025Justin Gunnell
Mainly reviews. Classified Information is covered on BoardGameVideo.com by 13 reviews, 4 how-to-play guides, 3 recorded sessions, 5 unboxings, and 2 other videos.
From BoardGameGeek
In the pursuit of political supremacy, knowledge is key. Since the revolution, two factions have been fighting for power in the dystopian, cyberpunk city of Intellexia. In order to break the years long deadlock and secure control of the city, each faction must uncover their adversary's secret plans hidden inside their top secret, code-protected briefcase. Your job, if you are to accept it, is to protect your secret code by cleverly deploying card abilities, by seeking help from the Guards, Assassins, and Sentinels at the local tech-noir guilds, and by encrypting information when you can. But espionage is a two-way street. While trying to deny your opponent information about your secret code, you must try to crack theirs. Classified Information is a fast-playing (10-minutes or less), 2-player "iterative" deduction microgame that is fully contained within just 18 cards. Each turn a player plays a card from their hand in one of three ways (for its ability, for its guild affiliation or by discarding it out of the game). Once the draw deck is depleted players reveal their secret code and the single card left in their hand, if their card matches a number in their opponent's code they may win the game, but things may not be so easy if their opponent also matches and has more guards, or has cleverly guarded their briefcase! Will you be able to access your opponent's Classified Information? -description from designer
Classified Information has 27 videos from 20 creators: 13 reviews, 4 how-to-play guides, 3 playthroughs, 5 unboxings and 2 other videos. They date from 2023 to August 2026.
To learn the rules, start with "How to Play Classified Information in 5 Minutes - Rules Girl" by The Rules Girl, which runs 5 min.
For an opinion before you buy, start with "CLASSIFIED INFORMATION | A Micro Deduction Game for Two!" by Tabletop Tolson. 13 creators have reviewed it. To see it played, watch "Classified Information Card Game | Playthrough | Preview" by Ant Lab Games, one of 3 playthroughs.
If you like it, try Infiltraitors, Star Wars: Jabba's Palace – A Love Letter Game, Love Letter or Little Alchemists, which share several of its mechanics.
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From BoardGameGeek:
In the pursuit of political supremacy, knowledge is key. Since the revolution, two factions have been fighting for power in the dystopian, cyberpunk city of Intellexia. In order to break the years long deadlock and secure control of the city, each faction must uncover their adversary's secret plans hidden inside their top secret, code-protected briefcase. Your job, if you are to accept it, is to protect your secret code by cleverly deploying card abilities, by seeking help from the Guards, Assassins, and Sentinels at the local tech-noir guilds, and by encrypting information when you can. But espionage is a two-way street. While trying to deny your opponent information about your secret code, you must try to crack theirs. Classified Information is a fast-playing (10-minutes or less), 2-player "iterative" deduction microgame that is fully contained within just 18 cards. Each turn a player plays a card from their hand in one of three ways (for its ability, for its guild affiliation or by discarding it out of the game). Once the draw deck is depleted players reveal their secret code and the single card left in their hand, if their card matches a number in their opponent's code they may win the game, but things may not be so easy if their opponent also matches and has more guards, or has cleverly guarded their briefcase! Will you be able to access your opponent's Classified Information? -description from designer
Designer
Justin Gunnell
Publisher
IncrediQuest Games
Categories
Mechanics