Tjuv och polis
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BGG #31,392
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4.3

Tjuv och polis

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  • 60–120 min
  • 7+
  • Complexity 1.6/5

Rules assistant for Tjuv och polis

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Tjuv och polis is a board game released in 1944 for 2–6 players, 60–120 minutes per game, and ages 7 and up. Its main mechanics are Roll / Spin and Move and Dice Rolling.

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About the game

Classic Swedish children's game about robbers and police. One player is the police and gets (no. of players +1) police pieces and the radio car, while the others get a robber piece each. Robbers try to rob banks and post offices, occasionally stashing their money in hideouts where it's safe for the time being, and finally 'escaping the country' (=exiting the board) by rail, plane or ship, while the police naturally tries to catch them. Caught robbers get a 'jail sentence' of d6 turns, but may also try to escape each turn on a roll of 6; four arrests will eliminate the robber from the game, though. In a rather morally questionable fashion, the police always gets a 'bonus' from whatever money a caught robber happens to be carrying, and the winner is the player with most money in the end - whether robber or police! Contains: 1 board 6 police men 1 police car 5 thieves 1 six-sided die Money bills: 15 10,000,- 20 5,000,- 25 1,000,- There is also a children game from the same theme: Lilla tjuv & polis

Editions

  • Tjuv och polisAlga2017
  • Tjuv och polisAlga2016
  • Tjuv och polisAlga2009
  • Tjuv och polisAlga2003
  • Tjuv och polisAlga1997
  • Tjuv och polisAlga1993
  • Ψηλά τα χέριαAS Company1991
  • Rosvo ja poliisiAlga1985
  • Tjuv och polisAlga1984
  • Fang tyvenAlga1978
  • Tjuv och polisAlga1964
  • Tjuv och polis-speletAlga1945

Categories

Publishers

  • Alga
  • Oy Fenno-Alga Ab
  • MIKA
  • Brio AB
  • AS Company

Questions and answers

Tjuv och polis supports 2–6 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.