- BGG rank
- BGG #579
- BGG rating
- 7.4
Fantastic Factories
- 1–5 players
- 45–60 min
- Complexity 2.2/5
- 2019
- BGG rating
- 7.4
Rules assistance for Hostage Negotiator: Abductor Pack 8
Plain-language explanations of turns, card effects and disputed situations, with official source references and saved question history.
- 1 player
- 20 min
- 15+
- Complexity 2.5/5
Rules assistant for Hostage Negotiator: Abductor Pack 8
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Answers come from the official rulebook, with the page to check.
Hostage Negotiator: Abductor Pack 8 is an expansion for Hostage Negotiator released in 2018 for 1 player and ages 15 and up. It was designed by Mike Martins and its main mechanics are Hand Management, Dice Rolling, and Open Drafting.
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About the game
Hostage Negotiator: Abductor Pack 8 is a 16-card expansion compatible with both Hostage Negotiator and Hostage Negotiator: Crime Wave. Samuel Xavier, an angry individual on his best days, was involuntarily forced into a rehabilitation clinic for substance abuse. Now that he's going through withdrawal pains in the form of excruciating migraines he's angrier than he's ever been before. In this challenging new expansion pack for Hostage Negotiator, you must deal with Sammy's blinding headaches while trying to save hostages. If you can't reduce Sammy's pain to a manageable level he may snap... and then it will be too late to save anyone.
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- Frosted Games
- Van Ryder Games
Questions and answers
Hostage Negotiator: Abductor Pack 8 supports 1 player according to the catalogue. This is the publisher’s listed player count, so the game is designed for exactly that number of participants. Variants for other group sizes, if any, are described in the rulebook of your edition, so check it before setting up a different configuration.
The catalogue lists Hostage Negotiator: Abductor Pack 8 for ages 15 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.
Hostage Negotiator: Abductor Pack 8 has a complexity rating of 2.5 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.
Hostage Negotiator: Abductor Pack 8 belongs to these categories: Card Game, Dice, and Expansion for Base-game. Its main mechanics are Hand Management, Dice Rolling, and Open Drafting. 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 Hostage Negotiator: Abductor Pack 8 are: Mike Martins. 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 Hostage Negotiator: Abductor Pack 8 as an expansion for Hostage Negotiator. Expansions add new content, rules or scenarios to the base game and usually cannot be played on their own, so you need Hostage Negotiator to use it. Check that your edition of Hostage Negotiator is compatible, as some expansions were revised between editions.