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Hooky

Of the 26 children in classes today, 3 are off playing hooky. In the morning chaos before school starts, children straggle in from the playground, and your job as homeroom... (read more)

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Reviews
mostly positive, 74% of all reviews are favorable
Playtime
45 minutes
Published
2023
Age
14+
Publisher
Rio Grande Games
Players
3 to 5 players
Designers
Friends of Aseema and James Miller (I)
Playstyle
Involved
Game's Categories
Strategy Game, Deduction, and Word Game
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Description

Of the 26 children in classes today, 3 are off playing hooky. In the morning chaos before school starts, children straggle in from the playground, and your job as homeroom teacher is to deduce which are missing.

Each student has a name starting with 1 unique letter of the alphabet (like "J" for James), and each homeroom teacher knows the identity of some of the students in school, represented by cards in their hands. But the teachers are competing to impress the principal and are not so eager to share what they know.

You earn points by directly deducing which students are where and which have been off playing hooky. How? Each round, players ask others for clues by choosing a player and giving hem a 5-letter word. That player must answer how many of the letters (students) they have from that word in hand. You will have to use deduction and elimination, but time is short. You can push your luck to try to pick up some extra information but could come up empty-handed.

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Contents

  • 1 Rulebook
  • 26 Unique Letter Cards (A-Z)
  • 6 Round Cards
  • 1 Pad of Worksheets
  • 5 Player Screens
  • 1 Active Player Marker

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Game's Categories

Genre

  • Strategy Game

Theme

  • Word Game

Mechanic

  • Deduction

Publisher

  • Rio Grande Games

Designers

  • Friends of Aseema
  • James Miller (I)

Developer

  • Friends of Aseema

Artists

  • Tessa Samuelson
  • Mirko Akira Suzuki

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