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- BGG rating
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Rules assistance for NewSpeak: Rated
Plain-language explanations of turns, card effects and disputed situations, with official source references and saved question history.
- 3–8 players
- 30–60 min
- 14+
Rules assistant for NewSpeak: Rated
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Answers come from the official rulebook, with the page to check.
NewSpeak: Rated is an expansion for NewSpeak released in 2019 for 3–8 players, 30–60 minutes per game, and ages 14 and up. It was designed by Anthony Howgego, Mark Stockton-Pitt, Fiona Jackson, and Rose Atkinson and its main mechanics are Area Majority / Influence, Simultaneous Action Selection, and Secret Unit Deployment.
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About the game
Navigate the precarious world of social ratings in this modular expansion for NewSpeak, bringing Dissident Player ratings and Location ratings to the game to add another element to the code-breaking challenge. Play as two all-new Dissident characters, and don’t forget - keep your rating high! In Rated, each dissident player is assigned a social rating wheel as well as their targeting dial, showing their social rating to moderators at all times. Each location is also randomly assigned a social rating token. If a dissident is caught by a moderator, their social rating is decreased by one to a minimum of one. Dissidents may not target a location that has a higher social rating than they currently have. The only way to get around this is to avoid capture, or focus on a diminishing number of locations that have been unfiltered by the dissidents - which have a rating of 1 by default. —description from the publisher
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Publishers
- Inside the Box Board Games LLP (ITB)
Questions and answers
NewSpeak: Rated supports 3–8 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 NewSpeak: Rated is 30–60 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 NewSpeak: Rated 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.
NewSpeak: Rated belongs to these categories: Word Game, Deduction, and Bluffing. Its main mechanics are Area Majority / Influence, Simultaneous Action Selection, and Secret Unit Deployment. 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 NewSpeak: Rated are: Anthony Howgego, Mark Stockton-Pitt, Fiona Jackson, and Rose Atkinson. 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 NewSpeak: Rated as an expansion for NewSpeak. Expansions add new content, rules or scenarios to the base game and usually cannot be played on their own, so you need NewSpeak to use it. Check that your edition of NewSpeak is compatible, as some expansions were revised between editions.