Table feel
Hooky has a high level of direct confrontation and strategic depth. Players frequently interact and must pay attention to each other's actions. However, the game does not emphasize cooperation as much.
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Hooky
Welcome to the wonderful world of Hooky. Of the 26 children who should be in classes today, three are off playing hooky. It is morning before school starts, and in the chaos, your job as a homeroom teacher is to figure out which three are missing. There are some children off in t...
Players
3-5
Time
45-60
Age
14+
Weight
2.33
Rating
7.44
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Hooky has a high level of direct confrontation and strategic depth. Players frequently interact and must pay attention to each other's actions. However, the game does not emphasize cooperation as much.
Teach
2.4
Teaching signal
Replay
4.1
High replayability
Interaction
3.6
Highly interactive
Scaling
4.4
Scales well
Strategy
4.6
Deep strategy
Control
2.8
Luck-sensitive
Replay value
Hooky has a high replayability score due to its high variability gameboard, impactful expansions, deep strategic possibilities, and good scalability. It offers a fresh and engaging experience with room for improvement in strategy. The game is moderately easy to learn, making it accessible to a wide range of players.
Luck profile
The final luck score for Hooky is 5.67, indicating a balanced mix of luck and strategy. While random elements have a notable but not exclusive impact on the game outcome, players also 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 moderate role.
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Welcome to the wonderful world of Hooky. Of the 26 children who should be in classes today, three are off playing hooky. It is morning before school starts, and in the chaos, your job as a homeroom teacher is to figure out which three are missing. There are some children off in the playground who are late getting to their homerooms, and you will learn their identities as they straggle in. The three missing students are represented by three hooky cards. You earn points by correctly deducing the identity of the three hooky cards and thereby finding the three missing students. You can also earn points by learning which students are in the other players' classrooms (i.e., hands of cards). The player with the highest score wins. Let the search begin! More on the mechanics: Hooky is a deduction game with a little sprinkle of push-your-luck if you want. Each student is represented by a letter of the alphabet. All players are dealt a few cards and therefore have some knowledge of which students are definitely not missing. To solve the mystery, you will ask for and give clues using five-letter words of your choice. The person asked gives a number as an answer, communicating how many of the letters in the words they have in hand, but not which. By learning which players have which letters (students), you will begin to suspect which students are off playing Hooky and which players have what information.
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Designers
2
Friends of Aseema
James Miller (I)
Artists
2
Tessa Samuelson
Mirko Akira Suzuki
Publishers
1
Rio Grande Games
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