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From Mata Hari to James Bond, spies and secret agents have filled our imaginations. Now, you have the chance to play spy and counter spy in a dark alley - SPY ALLEY. Deceptively simple and surprisingly intense, Spy Alley keeps you on the edge of your seat. Players become a spy for their given country and try to uncover their opponents' identity while keeping their own identity a secret. Players use deductive reasoning to expose other spies while attempting to complete their mission by obtaining the necessary code books, disguises, keys and passwords. You will be surprised how difficult it is to deceive your friends and family. A slip of the tongue, the blink of an eye, or even the twitch of a muscle may give your identity away. Players must be careful when entering Spy Alley. It is a calculated risk that only the bravest spies will take. The first spy to complete their mission or the last to retain their identity wins the game. For 2-6 players ages 8 and up. It takes about 45 minutes to play a game.
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Scour the living room for listening devices, fine tune those foreign accents, turn up the collar on the trench coat, and dig in to some international intrigue in the safety of the family game room with Spy Alley. If you are the first to arrive safely in the embassy of the country identified on your I.D. card, after having collected the password, your disguise, the code book and key, then you win the game. Includes game board, 6 scorecards, 6 spy identification cards, 40 free gift cards, 36 move cards, game money, 6 game markers, 144 pegs, and die. For 2 to 6 players ages 8 and up.
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44 of 44 people found the following review helpful:
5.0 out of 5 stars
Great for 8-12 year olds,
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This is a wonderful game for kids around 8-12 years old and probably older, because it involves some good chess-like thinking along with some Stratego-like mindreading efforts and a little poker-faced bluffing thrown in. It has been exciting to see my boys gradually figuring out all the twists and turns that this game can take. If one is the first to figure out a new strategy, the excitement is almost unbearable as he approaches the finish -- trying to keep a straight face before his brother figures out what he is up to! The basic premise of the game is that each spy must get to his/her base before the 'enemy' guesses his/her identity. Everyone is a spy and must collect spy equipment along the way to home base; e.g. the French spy needs French equipment. But if you buy French spy equipment, you risk giving away your identity. So you buy... German spy equipment. Etc.
42 of 43 people found the following review helpful:
5.0 out of 5 stars
Edge Of Your Seat Fun!,
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From the first moment my family opened the box, to this very day, we still get the same feelings of excitement, escapism and suspense when ever we play Spy Alley. Each player becomes a spy by drawing a spy identification card and assume that identity. They then try to uncover their opponents' identity while trying to keep their own identity a secret. Your mission is to collect the required codebooks, keys, passwords and disguises and make it to your embassy in Spy Alley without being detected or to remain the last spy to retain their identity. It's a simple game with lots of twists, but suprisingly intense. There is a bit of chance with the roll of a die, but there is also plenty of strategy! To throw people off your trail, you can acquire items from the other nationalities, you try to anticipate how the other spies will use their move cards and free gift cards, you also have to know when to risk going down Spy Alley and the possibility of being exposed! Watch your body language, it can give you away! It's exhilirating to experience the thrill of hunting and the paranoia of being the hunted! Spy Alley will bring out some interesting sides of family and friends. Among the many benefits of this game, it has helped sharpen our thirteen year old's reasoning skills. She has also developed quite an ability to bluff! The strategies are endless and it's a game that never gets old. I recommend playing with three or more players. It's a great family game and, without question, Spy Alley is a game that would put even the great James Bond on the edge of his seat!
21 of 22 people found the following review helpful:
5.0 out of 5 stars
Great deductive fun, in countries around the world,
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Study what your opponents purchase to deduce thier identity, and collect your country's spy materials and land on your embassy to win. Earn money, buy tickets, get gifts... a cross between Monopoly and Clue, that's sure to be played again and again.
Better with 3-6 players, but can be played with 2 in a pinch (quick game). Carolyn K., webmistress, Hoagies' Gifted Education Page, and my 9- and 13-year-old reviewers du jour...
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