Diamond Heist

Mechanics (from transcript analysis)

• Area Movement — Players move characters around a map, potentially stopping at briefcases to pick them up or search.
• bluffing — The thief player knows the location of the diamond and the identities, and uses this knowledge to mislead the police.
• Deduction — Players use information gained to deduce the location of the diamond, the thief, and the accomplice.
• Hand Management — The thief player has cards with special abilities and movement options that they can use on their turn.
• Hidden Roles — One player is the thief and has an accomplice, while the other player is the police. The identities of the thief and accomplice are hidden.
• Information gathering — Police detectives can search briefcases or ask questions to the thief to gain information.
• Set Collection — The thief aims to collect the diamond, thief, and accomplice for points.

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Quotes (from this video)

• Hey everybody, Edeto here and this is Diamond Heist by Crazy Like a Box Games.
• Big fan of that. I know and believe this is a prototype copy. I will note uh that there was a little bit of give on the on the making the boxes and that the stability of the meeples could be a little bit better, but I assume that's something they'll look through along the way.
• It's a shell game. I'm moving all the shells at the same time, but I know where things are. You don't.
• So there's a little bit of information deduction slash gaining there.
• It falls into the category I So, I dig it. I I I I like the production.
• It feels like its own and has been well thought out and crafted.
• You are playing these types of games where there's a lot of guesswork and luck.
• If the police player guesses your sneaky move right a couple of times in a row, they really have the advantage.
• I like big two-player thematic experiences and I think this captures this moment really interestingly and really well.
• if you really want deep strategy, predictability, that kind of other experience, you probably feel like it's a little too loose, a little too like, well, what happened here is you guessed what I was going to do two times in a row and then I didn't have the advantage anymore.

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Quotes (from this video)

• This is a two-player only cat and mouse deduction style game that plays in about 40 to 60 minutes.
• Each discarded card goes on this board, and once you're finished resolving the card, the thief can choose to discard a number of cards from this board out of the game in order to take one of these three actions.
• When searching briefcases, I'm going to physically open them and we're going to see if it is the Hope Diamond or if it's just a regular red diamond.
• The game has ended because of the diamond location.
• You would have won because the thief is worth more points.
• You proclaimed it in the very beginning.

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Mechanics (from transcript analysis)

• Card Play — Players take turns playing cards from their hand to perform actions and move around the board.
• Deduction — Detectives question suspects to determine if they are the thief or accomplice and search briefcases to find the Hope Diamond.
• Discarding for Actions — The thief can discard cards from their 'Plan B' board to perform special actions like moving suspects or swapping briefcases.
• Hand Management — Players start with a five-card hand and draw back up to five cards after their turn.
• Hidden Information — The thief secretly draws a scenario card to determine the location of the Hope Diamond and who the thief and accomplice are. Decoy briefcases hold regular diamonds.
• Movement — Players move around the board using orthogonal directions, paying attention to walls and doors. Suspects can carry one briefcase. Movement can be free between staircases.
• Obstacles — There are obstacles (boxes) on the board that players cannot enter, but some cards allow for their removal.
• Role switching — The game is played over two rounds, and players switch roles between rounds.
• Set Collection — Points are scored at the end of each round based on whether the thief, accomplice, and Hope Diamond escaped or were captured.

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Quotes (from this video)

• This is a two-player only cat and mouse deduction style game that plays in about 40 to 60 minutes.
• Each discarded card goes on this board, and once you're finished resolving the card, the thief can choose to discard a number of cards from this board out of the game in order to take one of these three actions.
• When searching briefcases, I'm going to physically open them and we're going to see if it is the Hope Diamond or if it's just a regular red diamond.
• The game has ended because of the diamond location.
• You would have won because the thief is worth more points.
• You proclaimed it in the very beginning.

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Mechanics (from transcript analysis)

• Card-driven actions — Cards dictate actions and moves; players draw, discard, and play cards to execute actions or center mechanics.
• Deduction — Detectives search spaces and grill suspects to gain intel about the diamond, thief, or apprentice.
• deduction and information gathering — Detectives search spaces and grill suspects to gain intel about the diamond, thief, or apprentice.
• Hidden Roles — Players assume thief and detective roles, and switch roles across rounds, driving asymmetry in goals and actions.
• Hidden roles / role switching — Players assume thief and detective roles, and switch roles across rounds, driving asymmetry in goals and actions.
• Movement grid with doors and secret doors — A museum map with rooms, doors, entrances, and the option to place secret doors to alter routes.
• Timed play — A roughly 45-60 minute session that emphasizes a tense, time-bound chase and planning.
• Variable Set-Up: Player — Multiple thieves, an apprentice, and varying loot setups ensure different play experiences.
• Variable setup and replay variety — Multiple thieves, an apprentice, and varying loot setups ensure different play experiences.

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Quotes (from this video)

• There are three exits you'll see on the board.
• This is a two-player cat and mouse game.
• The diamond of value, four points.
• I like that there's the variety of cards.
• The production is kind of big.

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