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The Big Score

The Big Score

Van Ryder Games · 2018
1–630–60 min10+ yrs2.1/5 complexity6.9 BGG#6.802 BGG756Family
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The vault at Centennial City Bank is currently rumored to be holding a record amount of cash, precious diamonds, ancient artifacts, and highly-sensitive digital information.

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The Big Score box art
official art · Van Ryder Games

The vault at Centennial City Bank is currently rumored to be holding a record amount of cash, precious diamonds, ancient artifacts, and highly-sensitive digital information. As the boss of one of the city's most notorious crime organizations, robbing that vault for all it's worth is constantly on your mind. There's only one problem—this job is too big for just your crew alone. You're going to need help from some of your biggest rival crime bosses if you want to succeed. You'll need to join forces on a series of smaller jobs in order to acquire the skills and resources you'll need to pull off the biggest heist the city has ever seen—but watch your back! Once you and your new partners in crime are inside the bank vault, it'll be every boss for himself. If you manage to safely escape the scene with more loot than your rivals, you'll be revered as the city's most notorious crime boss. Hire your crew, plan the heist, and get ready for the big score!

The Big Score is a competitive game for 1-6 players that plays in 30-60 minutes. The game is structured into two distinct halves.

In the first half of the game, players use card drafting to carefully choose which specialists to add to their crew. They secretly decide how to assign them to various small heists throughout the city, and they need to pick just the right moment to send in their most skilled expert to ensure a job's success! If these plans go well, players steal a variety of loot: cold hard cash, diamonds that escalate in value as more are gained, artifacts that are profitable for the player with the largest collection, and hard drives full of information that become lucrative only if hacked with a digital key.

In the second half of the game, individual player abilities come into play as the players attempt the mother of all heists—the big score. Players risk being busted by the cops as they steal even more loot in an exciting, press-your-luck grand finale inside the vault at Centennial City Bank!

The Big Score also features a challenging solo-play mode designed by A.J. Porfirio (Hostage Negotiator).

game anatomy
Complexity2.1 / 5
BGG rating6.9 / 10
Vibe
Family
Language dependence
Some text — easily memorized
🌐 plays without English
Play time
30–60 min
Players
1–6
Recommended age
10+ yrs
BGG rank
#6.802
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Q3How do you play The Big Score?
The Big Score is a card game game, for 1–6 players, taking ~30–60 minutes, featuring hand management. Check the Rules tab for setup, gameplay, and scoring, or ask Trișache anything about The Big Score — our AI assistant built by howtoplay.ro and trained specifically on board game rulebooks.
Q4How many players does The Big Score support?
The Big Score is played by 1–6 players.
Q5How long does a game of The Big Score take?
A game of The Big Score takes about 30–60 minutes. (The first game doesn't count. It never counts.)
Q6What age is The Big Score for?
The Big Score is recommended from age 10.
Q7How complex is The Big Score?
The Big Score has a BoardGameGeek complexity of 2.1 out of 5.
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