The Great Escape: Day 1

The Great Escape: Day 1 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 Great Escape: Day 1 belongs to these categories: Card Game, Wargame, and Print & Play. Its main mechanics are Solo / Solitaire Game and Card Play Conflict Resolution. 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 The Great Escape: Day 1 are: John Grills. 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 The Great Escape: Day 1 as an expansion for The Great Escape. Expansions add new content, rules or scenarios to the base game and usually cannot be played on their own, so you need The Great Escape to use it. Check that your edition of The Great Escape is compatible, as some expansions were revised between editions.