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Escape from Elba
Cheapass Games · 1999
3–660 min10+ yrs1.6/5 complexity5.5 BGG#27.516 BGG508PartyFamily
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How do you play Escape from Elba?
Players are Napoleon-wannabes in an insane asylum. Players move from room to room fighting other "Napoleons". The loser gains from his experience, increasing strength by one and is randomly teleported somewhere else.
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Players are Napoleon-wannabes in an insane asylum. Players move from room to room fighting other "Napoleons". The loser gains from his experience, increasing strength by one and is randomly teleported somewhere else. The winner, collects a card from the losing player, or the draw stack. The cards have letters that can be used to form one of six words that permit escape from the asylum.
game anatomy
Complexity1.6 / 5
BGG rating5.5 / 10
Vibe
PartyFamily
Play time
60 min
Players
3–6
Recommended age
10+ yrs
BGG rank
#27.516
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Escape from Elba is a fighting game, for 3–6 players, taking ~60 minutes, featuring dice rolling. Check the Rules tab for setup, gameplay, and scoring, or ask Trișache anything about Escape from Elba — our AI assistant built by howtoplay.ro and trained specifically on board game rulebooks.
Q4How many players does Escape from Elba support?
Escape from Elba is played by 3–6 players.
Q5How long does a game of Escape from Elba take?
A game of Escape from Elba takes about 60 minutes. (The first game doesn't count. It never counts.)
Q6What age is Escape from Elba for?
Escape from Elba is recommended from age 10.
Q7How complex is Escape from Elba?
Escape from Elba has a BoardGameGeek complexity of 1.6 out of 5.
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