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Hostage Negotiator

#134253BGG ↗

2015 · 1-1 players · 30min · weight 2.06 · 6,289 ratings

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ID
134253
Name
Hostage Negotiator
Year
2015
Rank
878
Min players
1
Max players
1
Playing time
30
Min playtime
15
Max playtime
30
Avg weight
2.0585
Num weights
205
Bayes avg
6.39567
Average
6.77887
Users rated
6289
Num owned
11830
Wanting
178
Wishing
1650
Num comments
1435
Fetched at
Sat Apr 25 2026 16:16:27 GMT+0000 (Coordinated Universal Time)
Mechanisms (6)
Critical Hits and FailuresDice RollingHand ManagementOpen DraftingSolo / Solitaire GameStat Check Resolution
Categories (2)
Card GameDice
Description (966 chars)

In Hostage Negotiator, you play the part of a law enforcement agent responsible for negotiating the release of hostages taken by an unscrupulous figure hell-bent on having his or her demands met. Each turn in the game represents a conversation between you and the hostage taker. You'll play cards and roll dice to increase conversation points, decrease the threat level, and release hostages. Hostage Negotiator uses a unique "hand-building" mechanism that puts cards you purchase directly in your hand for next turn rather than leaving you wondering when the cards will show up like in deck-building games. In Hostage Negotiator there are multiple paths to victory, but the hostage taker has other plans. Will you try to calm him and get him to surrender? Will you stall and bide your time before sending in the team for a major extraction? How many hostages will you save? These are many of the exciting decisions you will make in a game of Hostage Negotiator!

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