Game Info
Year
2017
Players
2-4
Age
10+
Playtime
30 min
Complexity
1.5/5
Collection
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Description
An asymmetrical one versus many heist game where one player controls bank guards while other players cooperatively play robbers attempting to complete heists through simultaneous card programming
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Shelfside Review at 1:08 sentiment: positive
video_pk 91317 · mention_pk 244886
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Overall sentiment (raw)
positive
Pros
- Nice wooden components with tactile feel
- Clean, fast setup and an accessible ruleset
- Alarm mechanic adds a strong, contestable objective
- Robber actions and the option to sequence actions in any order increase depth without complexity
- Balanced play at four players with entertaining banter
- Compact, inexpensive and family-friendly for a 30-minute game
Cons
- Card stock is thin and floppy; durability is a concern
- Rulebook contains contradictions requiring external clarification
- Balancing issues observed at 2-3 players (bank underdefense vs robbers) especially around certain cards
- Possible anticlimax if robbers nearly finish on last round
- Box art and packaging can mislead first impressions
Thematic elements
- Array
- Urban contemporary bank heist
- Informal, review-style
Comparison games
- Root
- Hot Rod
Mechanics (from transcript analysis)
- Action Queue — Players build sequences of actions using cards and resolve them in a fixed order.
- Action Queueing — Players build sequences of actions using cards and resolve them in a fixed order.
- asymmetric roles — Different sides (bank vs robbers) have distinct goals and abilities.
- Card Driven — Actions are defined on cards drawn and played by players.
- Interaction/Blocking — Guards occupy spaces; they can lock tokens, tackle robbers, or influence robber options.
- Movement — Mandatory movement of figures on board as actions.
- Tiered actions & special moves — Robbers have unique action options beyond card actions (e.g., teleport, moving the getaway car, dropping money into the car, etc.).
- token management — Tokens represent money bags, alarm, guards; some tokens are locked/unlocked and can be flipped.
- Token Pairing — Tokens represent money bags, alarm, guards; some tokens are locked/unlocked and can be flipped.
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Quotes (from this video)
- how to rob a bank is an asymmetric action queuing game
- the existence of the alarm by itself is a huge factor
- this is a short asymmetric action queue game that's decently light and super accessible
- we believe that How to Rob a Bank plays best at four players
- this box offends me every time I play
- for the recommender score we give How to Rob a Bank eight out of ten
- I would rate the game a 9 out of 10
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Shelfside Discussion at 3:55 sentiment: neutral
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Overall sentiment (raw)
neutral
Pros
none
Cons
none
Thematic elements
- Array
- Criminal heist
Comparison games
- Taboo
- Disney Villainous
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Quotes (from this video)
- Target board games selection is gonna get a 7 out of 10
- there's an entire corner of the store dedicated to just board games
- I'm thoroughly impressed
- the fact that there's an entire corner of the store dedicated to just board games means that there's still a notable presence of games that's definitely gonna include something you're gonna want to want
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