- Original Release: 1997
- Developer: Editrice Giochi
- Publisher: Editrice Giochi
- Platform: Board Game
- Original Name: 007: Il Gioco di James Bond
This is an Italian James Bond game from Editrice Giochi. The cards have no words of the game and I was able to find a detailed description of the game to write the rules form.
In this game, you have a limited “time” to defeat villains. Each turn, you roll each dice which have the numbers “1, 2, 3, 0, 0, 7” on them. For every 0 rolled, the time ticks down. If you manage to roll 007, you get a bonus (although out of the three options, one is far better than the other two).
Then, based on the white numbers “1, 2, 3” on the dice you roll, you can move that number of spaces. You can collect tokens (training, charm and intuition) or go on a quest to tackle a mission card.
A mission card has a list of icons on it. You will need to discard matching icons to collect the card, but if you don’t, you pay what you can and the next player can finish it for themselves. Each mission card has a strength that then can be used against the main villain in the middle. Once your mission cards total the number on the villain, you can claim it for youself.
The first player to collect three villain cards wins. However, if the time track reaches zero, the villain escapes – if three manage to escape, everyone loses the game.
There’s some interesting mechanics here, and you have a lot of choices to make regarding when to go for mission cards – you don’t want to be too quick and end up helping another player, but you don’t want to be too slow and let the villain escape.
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