- BGG rank
- BGG #2,426
- BGG rating
- 7.8
EXIT: The Game – Kidnapped in Fortune City
2021
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- 1–4 players
- 45–90 min
- 10+
- Complexity 2.8/5
For 1 player
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EXIT: The Game – Kidnapped in Fortune City is a board game released in 2021 for 1–4 players, 45–90 minutes per game, and ages 10 and up. It was designed by Inka Brand and Markus Brand and its main mechanics are Cooperative Game.
About the game
Can you solve the riddles and stop the kidnapping before it’s too late? Criminal activity is rampant in the frontier town of Fortune City, and now the sheriff has disappeared without a trace. With precious little time to find him, players need to work together to solve the crime. Over the course of the game, your investigation will lead you through Fortune City, with clues and strange items to be found throughout. You will need to search for answers in the saloon, drugstore, gunsmith, post office, prison, and bank. But in a unique twist, you will decide the order in which you will visit these locations and who you will interrogate along the way. Together with your team, you will collect clues and evaluate the townspeoples’ testimonies. But will you get the answers you need to rescue the sheriff in time? In the style of Dead Man on the Orient Express and Theft on the Mississippi, players must get to the bottom of a kidnapping in the Wild West in addition to solving all the riddles. Difficulty level: 3.5 of 5 Exit: The Game – Kidnapped in Fortune City is a puzzle game modeled after escape rooms, and it includes components meant to be folded, written upon, or torn, so it's marketed as a single-use game.
Mechanics
Designers
Publishers
- Devir
- Dino Toys s. r. o.
- KOSMOS
- 999 Games
- Zvezda
- IELLO
- Thames & Kosmos
- Spilbræt.dk
- Brädspel.se
Questions and answers
EXIT: The Game – Kidnapped in Fortune City supports 1–4 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 listed playing time for EXIT: The Game – Kidnapped in Fortune City is 45–90 minutes. This is the publisher’s estimate for a full game. The actual duration depends on the group, the player count and familiarity with the rules: first sessions usually run longer, while experienced groups often finish faster. Setup and teaching time are not included in this estimate.
The catalogue lists EXIT: The Game – Kidnapped in Fortune City for ages 10 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.
EXIT: The Game – Kidnapped in Fortune City has a complexity rating of 2.8 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.
EXIT: The Game – Kidnapped in Fortune City belongs to these categories: Deduction, Puzzle, and Real-time. Its main mechanics are Cooperative 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 EXIT: The Game – Kidnapped in Fortune City are: Inka Brand and Markus Brand. 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 EXIT: The Game – Kidnapped in Fortune City as a base game. It can be played on its own with the components in the box and does not require any other title. Expansions, if any exist, add new content or rules on top of it and are listed separately in the catalogue with a link back to this base game.