Table feel
Moderate level of direct confrontation and strategic depth, with high interaction frequency. Limited emphasis on cooperation.
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In A Bind
In a Bind is a party game involving physical challenges. The game features a deck of cards, each one featuring a simple "bind", e.g., "one finger touching nose", "left elbow above shoulder", "two hands touching" or "this card on top of head". Each turn, you draw a new card. Its i...
Players
3-10
Time
10-20
Age
13+
Weight
1
Rating
6.92
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Moderate level of direct confrontation and strategic depth, with high interaction frequency. Limited emphasis on cooperation.
Teach
2.3
Teaching signal
Replay
3.9
High replayability
Interaction
3.8
Highly interactive
Scaling
4.0
Scales well
Strategy
4.5
Deep strategy
Control
3.2
Luck-sensitive
Replay value
In a Bind has a high variability gameboard, offering different experiences each time it is played. The presence of expansions adds new content and gameplay elements, further enhancing the replay value. The game provides deep strategic possibilities and allows players to improve their strategy over time. The player interaction score is average, and the game scales well with different numbers of players. While the game may not be the easiest to learn, it offers a good balance between easiness and depth. Overall, In a Bind has a strong replayability score of 7.8.
Luck profile
In a Bind has a moderate influence of luck. Random elements have a notable but not exclusive impact on the game outcome. Players have substantial ability to mitigate randomness through strategic decisions and planning. The game outcome is primarily determined by player strategy and decisions, with luck playing a minor role.
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In a Bind is a party game involving physical challenges. The game features a deck of cards, each one featuring a simple "bind", e.g., "one finger touching nose", "left elbow above shoulder", "two hands touching" or "this card on top of head". Each turn, you draw a new card. Its instruction must be obeyed for the entire rest of the game. When you have so many binds that you are unable to comply with them all, you lose. The last person to lose wins. In a Bind includes rules for team-based variants, as well as a 'Slow and Sadistic' variant that involves choosing cards to play on other players.
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Bez Shahriari
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Bez Shahriari
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