Conspiracy (board game)
A spy game of bluffing, bribery, and secret plans.
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Conspiracy is a board game published by Milton Bradley in 1973. It can be played by three or four players, each aiming to bring a suitcase to their own headquarters using spies. The game has also been released under the title The Sigma File.
Quick Facts
- Publisher
- Milton Bradley
- Year
- 1973
- Number of players
- 3 or 4
- Playing time
- Approximately 90 minutes
- Age range
- 8 and up
- Designer
- Eric Solomon
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Details
The game includes four capitals, four bankbooks, one top secret briefcase, and eight spies that any player can control. The objective is to move the briefcase to your headquarters. Each player starts with $10,000 and may secretly pay off or openly move a spy one space per turn, and can also bribe spies in increments of at least $100. When a spy is moved, another player may challenge the move; both reveal how much they have spent on that spy.
If the challenger wins, the move is revoked; if the defender wins, the move stands and the challenger loses their next turn. Players must cooperate against whoever is closest to victory. Secret plans allow a player to openly swipe the case or murder a spy to turn the tables on a leading opponent. The game uses no dice or cards, so no luck is involved.
Did You Know?
- Conspiracy is a family game developed by British game-designer Eric Solomon.
- Conspiracy requires three skills: betting/wagering, bluffing, and memory.
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Sources
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- Wikipedia: Conspiracy (board game) (CC BY-SA 4.0).
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