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Secret Directive

Who are the people in the shadows? What silent supremacies have power over governments? What are their motives? Can they be trusted? Can they be stopped?

Throughout the twentieth century,... (read more)
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Playtime
30 minutes
Published
2016
Age
12+
Publisher
Print & Play Productions
Players
2 to 4 players
Designer
Mike Lee
Playstyle
Involved
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Description

Who are the people in the shadows? What silent supremacies have power over governments? What are their motives? Can they be trusted? Can they be stopped?

Throughout the twentieth century, secret agents were used in a hidden war upon which the fate of nations very much depended.

You are in control of a country's secret service agency, with a small team of spies to put to work. Your task is to use Intelligence cards to influence your country into taking wise decisions. The trouble is, enemy spies have infiltrated your country and are influencing it into taking less wise decisions!

Develop your culture to make it 3easier to spot enemy spies, improve science to get access to more elaborate cards, further your military to increase the number of spies at your disposal, or invest in economy to pay for bonus actions, known as Secret Directives.

Contents:

  • 5 player boards
  • 144 cards
  • 48 circular tokens
  • 1 player marker
  • 1 set of rules
  • 20 wooden square tiles with stickers
  • 16 colorful cubes
  • 1 dice
  • Fully printed box
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