
- BGG rank
- BGG #3,112
- BGG rating
- 7.4
Hostage Negotiator: Crime Wave
- 1 player
- 20 min
- Complexity 2.2/5
- 2017

Rules assistance for Hostage Negotiator: Career – Negotiator Cards
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Hostage Negotiator: Career – Negotiator Cards is an expansion for Hostage Negotiator released in 2020 for 1 player and ages 15 and up. It was designed by A. J. Porfirio and its main mechanics are Hand Management, Dice Rolling, and Open Drafting.
The Hater and The Chief Negotiator Cards. The Hater A cynical veteran of the force that has seen one too many hostage situations. The Chief The Chief is an important character who will appear throughout your Career campaign. Now you can take on a hostage situation with her in the driver’s seat. Decide before the game begins if you would like to use a Negotiator card. You may select one of your choice or shuffle and take one at random. Each Negotiator card has a special ability that can only be used ONCE during the game. —description from the publisher
Hostage Negotiator: Career – Negotiator Cards 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: Career – Negotiator Cards 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: Career – Negotiator Cards has a complexity rating of 1.0 out of 5 from BoardGameGeek players, which makes it a 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: Career – Negotiator Cards 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: Career – Negotiator Cards are: A. J. Porfirio. 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: Career – Negotiator Cards 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.