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Rules assistance for Deception: Undercover Allies – Kickstarter Edition
Plain-language explanations of turns, card effects and disputed situations, with official source references and saved question history.
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- Complexity 2.0/5
Rules assistant for Deception: Undercover Allies – Kickstarter Edition
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Deception: Undercover Allies – Kickstarter Edition is an expansion for Deception: Murder in Hong Kong released in 2018 for 4–14 players and ages 14 and up. It was designed by Tobey Ho and its main mechanics are Variable Player Powers, Storytelling, and Team-Based Game.
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About the game
This Kickstarter exclusive edition comes in a larger-sized box which is big enough to hold all content from the base game, expansion, promos and accessories. It contains: Deception: Undercover Allies expansion Deception: Undercover Allies – Kickstarter Pack (1 new Role card, 13 new Clue cards and 10 Means cards) Moulded plastic insert All stretch goals This KS exclusive version of Deception: Undercover Allies brings more Means cards, Clue cards, Scene tiles, Events, and Roles to your investigation. All of these new cards were designed with the goal in mind of bringing more balance to the Murderer’s chosen weapons. The expansion adds many more cards to make the less chosen causes of death (like Illness/Disease) more viable options, adding more uncertainty to the game and creating more interesting end game narratives. —description from the publisher
Editions
- Deception: Undercover Allies – Kickstarter EditionenGrey Fox Games2018
- Dochodzenie: SprzymierzeńcyplLucrum Games2023
- แฟ้มคดีปริศนา พันธมิตรนิรนามJolly Thinkers2021
Designers
Publishers
- Lucrum Games
- Jolly Thinkers
- IELLO
- sternenschimmermeer
- Grey Fox Games
Questions and answers
Deception: Undercover Allies – Kickstarter Edition supports 4–14 players according to the catalogue. This range comes from the publisher’s listed player count, so the game can be set up for any group size within it. Some setups, rules and scoring details may still vary by player count, so check your edition’s rulebook for the exact configuration.
The catalogue lists Deception: Undercover Allies – Kickstarter Edition for ages 14 and up. This is the publisher’s recommendation and reflects reading demands, rule complexity and small components rather than theme alone. Younger players can often join with help from an adult, so check the age guidance on your edition and consider your group’s experience with board games.
Deception: Undercover Allies – Kickstarter Edition has a complexity rating of 2.0 out of 5 from BoardGameGeek players, which makes it a medium-light game. The rating reflects how much rules knowledge, planning and decision-making a typical game demands. Expect a longer first teach for heavier games, and use a preparation guide before game night.
Deception: Undercover Allies – Kickstarter Edition belongs to these categories: Deduction, Murder / Mystery, and Bluffing. Its main mechanics are Variable Player Powers, Storytelling, and Team-Based Game. Categories describe the theme and setting of a game, while mechanics describe what players actually do on their turns. Each mechanic links to a catalogue hub with similar games, which helps when you want something comparable.
The credited designers of Deception: Undercover Allies – Kickstarter Edition are: Tobey Ho. These credits come from the published game data and name the people responsible for the game’s design, not its illustrators or publishers. Designer pages on MeepleRules collect other titles by the same designers, which helps when you enjoy a game and want to find similar ones.
The catalogue lists Deception: Undercover Allies – Kickstarter Edition as an expansion for Deception: Murder in Hong Kong. Expansions add new content, rules or scenarios to the base game and usually cannot be played on their own, so you need Deception: Murder in Hong Kong to use it. Check that your edition of Deception: Murder in Hong Kong is compatible, as some expansions were revised between editions.