Scotland Yard Master

Fit

Teach 2.4

Teaching signal

Replay 4.1

High replayability

Interaction 3.8

Highly interactive

Scaling 4.4

Scales well

Strategy 4.7

Deep strategy

Control 3.5

More strategic control

Table feel

High level of direct confrontation and strategic depth, frequent interaction, moderate emphasis on cooperation.

Replay value

Scotland Yard Master has a high variability gameboard, offering different experiences each time it is played. The presence of expansions adds new content and gameplay elements, enhancing replay value. The game provides deep strategic possibilities and room for players to improve their strategy over time. The player interaction score is average. The game scales well with different numbers of players without compromising its appeal or balance. While it may take some time to learn, it offers a good balance between easiness and depth. Overall, Scotland Yard Master has a strong replayability score of 8.15.

Luck profile

The final luck score for Scotland Yard Master is 7, indicating a moderate level of luck influence. The game has a balanced mix of luck and strategy, with random elements having 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.

Overview

In Scotland Yard Master — a new version of the 1983 Spiel des Jahres-winning Scotland Yard — one of the players takes on the role of Mr. X. His job is to move from point to point around the map of London by taking taxis, buses or subways. The detectives – that is, the remaining players acting in concert – move around similarly in an effort to move into the same space as Mr. X and capture him. The tricky part is that while the criminal's mode of transportation is nearly always known, his exact location is known only intermittently throughout the game. Scotland Yard Master includes six additional game elements, four of which are part of a free app for iOS and Android that offers detectives limited tools to locate Mr. X. For example, the detectives can use radio towers to get a rough sense of where Mr. X is located, with the color of the radio waves hinting at whether he's close to each tower. The two-dimensional game board can also be converted to a 3D view, and the detectives can ask witnesses on the buildings whether they've recently seen Mr. X. The app also allows for pass-and-play, with Mr. X having a self-generated PIN so that the detectives can't accidentally discover his location. Scotland Yard Master also has new action options for Mr. X: "Helicopter" and "Sabotage".

Mechanism

5

Cooperative Game Hidden Movement Point to Point Movement Secret Unit Deployment Team-Based Game

Family

5

Characters: Mister X Components: Digital Hybrid â?? App/Website Required Mechanism: Hidden Movement Players: One versus Many Theme: Police

Type

1

Family

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