You've got to be sneaky, stealthy, sharp. You must get your target's attention without alerting anyone else of what you're doing. Now, here's where Shifty Eyed Spies becomes awkward. I'd recommend everyone sit so they can see everyone's face as well! Then, in turn, each player is handed the briefcase (active player token) and they collect two cards a target to meet and a location to be met at. To set the game up you place the four locations around the table at a good spacing apart in view of everyone and hand out three binocular tokens to each player. Five correct meet ups will win, but you must win alongside someone else! At the same time, another spy may be trying to get your attention and you'll need to indicate your location for them to announce. If you're correct, swap cards with them and put the received card around your player board. On your turn you need to announce who you'll meet and where.

Shifty Eyed Spies is tremendously simple! You are given a target to meet, and they have a location. Instead, it's so much better! It's awkward, hilarious, and is a bucket load of fun! Gameplay It is absolutely none of the above, you've been deceived. Especially if you're playing Shifty Eyed Spies by Big G Creative. Does that sound accurate? Well, sadly it's a lie. A bit of espionage here and there, maybe a stolen dossier or two? Martinis with beautiful people and a villain who monologues his plan right before you save the world. It makes for an excellent party game with just the right amount of laughs and just the right amount of game.Įveryone assumes being a spy is glamorous, glitzy, gun-filled and great. Shifty Eyed Spies can be hard to grasp at first but after you have been round the table once everyone gets it and falls into furtive glances trying to suss out where others are winking while slyly winking themselves. The other disadvantage is you only get three chances to do this in the whole game - so you’d better make sure you are confident! The advantage of waiting is that should you succeed, you get both cards for two points but someone else might sweep in and steal. Get five cards and you win!īUT! And it’s a big but! If you are spotted winking at a player by another player they have two options:Ģ - Intercept the whole drop by waiting to see where the winked at player looks. Should you complete your drop by winking at someone and working out which location they glanced at, at the start of your next turn you announce ‘I delivered to blue at the newsagents’ then both you and blue reveal the relevant cards and add them to your score pile. The target card lets you know who you are delivering to, as in who you have to wink at before your next turn and the location card lets you know which location you need to glance at if someone winks at you. Taking new cards means a new target card and a new location card. On a player's turn they can take new cards or make a delivery. Each player takes a spy token indicating their colour. Placed in the corners of the playing table are four locations, the subway, the cafe, the newsagents and the water fountain. Shifty Eyed Spies is a game that encourages you to wink at other players but in a sly fashion! Placing you in the roles of spies looking to make intel drops with other spies.

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