2026
Hostage Crisis
2 players
30–45 min
Ages 14+
0.0/5 complexity
0.0/10 rating
About this game
Hostage Crisis is a game about teenage love-stories in which one player is out to rescue their lover held hostage and fighting to keep alive hope. The other player will do their best to suppress the rescue attempt at all cost. The hero will be able to choose among different personality types, stats and equipment that will determine their approach for the rescue mission. The villain will be able to choose between different characters that impact how the hero will have to go about rescuing their lover, type of enemies and overall mission objective. —description from the publisher
What it feels like
Variable Set-up
Modular Board
Variable Player Powers
Dice Rolling
Area Movement
Die Icon Resolution
Scenario / Mission / Campaign Game
Exploration
Fighting
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