Scotland Yard

Scotland Yard

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Awarded Europe's Game of the Year Award
Consistent Top Ratings by US Games Magazine

Hunting Mr X *** Hunting Mr X *** Hunting Mr X ***

Where is that elusive fugitive?
Take on the role of detectives and stake out the player named Mr X!

This game requires strategy and accurate communication among a team of detectives of the Scotland Yard, the headquarters of the London Metropolitan Police Force. Close observation, clever tactics and a bit of luck are required for this exciting chase. Heed the clues and try to catch Mr X before he escapes!

Scotland Yard assembles a team of players, as "police", to cooperate in tracking down a player controlling a "criminal" around a board based on the mass transit system of London.

A rare find in terms of skill development, Scotland Yard requires a very high level of cooperation among players! Fantastic for skill-building in areas of problem solving and interpersonal communication! Deliberation, strategy, knowledge, creativity, action and a little dose of luck will put Mr. X in his rightful place.

Contents: 1 game board, 6 playing figures, 18 starting cards, 127 transportation ticks, 1 travel log, 1 baseball cap for Mister X.

Scotland Yard is interesting because in most board games, players have the same goal, but in Scotland Yard the goals of the detectives and Mr. X are quite different.

Scotland Yard, A Game of Strategy

More than 4,000,000 Sold Worldwide

Awarded Europe's Game of the Year Award

Consistent Top Ratings by US Games Magazine

Approx. playing time 45 minutes

3 to 6 players

Ages 10 to 99

Game Play:
One player controls "Mr. X" a criminal whose location is only revealed periodically, and the other players each control a detective, which is always present on the board.

All players start with a number of tokens allowing them a certain number of moves using the following methods:

Taxis are expensive and only allow the player to move a short distance per unit of 'currency' [card/token]. However, taxis can be used to reach any point in London, most of which are not accessible in this game by bus or tube.

Buses are available throughout most of the map, allowing longer-distance travel more quickly if the player is located at a bus stop.

The London Underground in this game also allows quick travel between distant points of London. However, stations are far apart so the use of an underground ticket can narrow down the possibilities of Mr. X's location.

Water routes are available, which only Mr. X can use (using a black ticket), using the water buses' routes along the Thames between Greenwich and Whitehall. When Mr. X uses a water-borne transport, the number of locations he can be at is narrowed quite considerably. Therefore, when Mr. X uses a "valid on any transport" black card, it is often the subject of debate whether this was used to obscure a river trip.
*Once each transport token is used by a detective, it is turned over to Mr. X, effectively giving him unlimited transport. Mr. X also has a small number of 'valid on any transport' tickets, and 'move twice this turn' tickets.

After his third move, and then every fifth move, Mr. X has to reveal his current position. Detectives will take this opportunity to refine their estimates for his position, and plan ways to encircle him if possible. From each known position, the types of transport used by Mr. X limit the number of possible locations he may be standing in, which provides useful information to detectives (as well as preventing some types of cheating by the fugitive player).

The game is won by the detectives if they catch Mr. X by landing on the same square as Mr. X's current location, or it may be won by Mr. X if he remains out of the grasp of detectives until they all are unable to move (which happens after 24 moves at the latest, since there should be no more transport tokens left for the detectives).

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UPC	4005556261178

Manufacturer SKU	26117

Date Added to Fat Brain Toys	3/13/2007

Manufactured In	Germany

Manufacturer Recommended Minimum Age	10 years

Fat Brain Toys Monthly Sales Ranking	#275

WARNING:
CHOKING HAZARD - Small parts.

Not for children under 3 yrs.

Total Customer Reviews:	24
Average Customer Rating:	4.58 (site average 4.56)
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Review for Scotland Yard
Posted 12/5/2011 by Charles E. Harper

Love the concept that the several players have to cooperate with each other to play this game.

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4 of 4 customers found this review helpful.
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Review of Scotland Yard
Posted 12/21/2010 by Pat Marshall

Much like clue and monopoly

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5 of 6 customers found this review helpful.
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Review of Scotland Yard
Posted 4/18/2010 by Kathy Morgan

Scotland yard is a really fun game with lots of group interaction which I like. It is challenging mentally also and provides many hours of fun for the entire family.

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Scotland Yard
Posted 1/1/2010 by Clare V. Luegering

The game has a slightly different idea to reach completion. A lot fun. Works better with a larger group.

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5 of 5 customers found this review helpful.
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Posted 12/27/2009 by Lawrence J

Played this game during Thanksgiving week and like it so much that my wife and I had to get it for our son and his wife. I like that you don't have to spin a wheel or roll a die to move and you plot and plan each move. Those that like to work together with others to solve a catch someone, this is the game for you.

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Some alternate spelling variations of this product:
Hunting Mister X, Hunt Mr X, Hunting Mr. X, Scotland Yard game, strategy board games, strategy games, detectives game, detectives board games, ,criminal board games, police games, fugitives games, fugitives board games, murder and mystery board games, mystery games, mystery board games,

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