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The Dickens Game

The Dickens Game

Milton Bradley · 1983
2–430 min8+ yrs1.7/5 complexity5.7 BGG#26.076 BGG85Family
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How do you play The Dickens Game?

Players move from inn to inn, collecting characters to complete the 6 chapters of a Dickens novel. The first player that has a "complete novel" wins the game. The rules state that the designer Mary Danby is a great-great-granddaughter of Charles Dickens.

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The Dickens Game box art
official art · Milton Bradley

Players move from inn to inn, collecting characters to complete the 6 chapters of a Dickens novel. The first player that has a "complete novel" wins the game. The rules state that the designer Mary Danby is a great-great-granddaughter of Charles Dickens. Past Times is a chain store of cod repro English history, with games usually produced for them by Oxford Games, but this is a game they've published themselves and the rules are in English, French and Japanese!

🔬 game anatomy
Complexity1.7 / 5
BGG rating5.7 / 10
Vibe
Family
Language dependence
Extensive text — heavy translation needed
Play time
30 min
Players
2–4
Recommended age
8+ yrs
BGG rank
#26.076

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Q3How do you play The Dickens Game?
The Dickens Game is a novel-based game, for 2–4 players, taking ~30 minutes, featuring set collection. Check the Rules tab for setup, gameplay, and scoring, or ask Trișache anything about The Dickens Game — our AI assistant built by howtoplay.ro and trained specifically on board game rulebooks.
Q4How many players does The Dickens Game support?
The Dickens Game is played by 2–4 players.
Q5How long does a game of The Dickens Game take?
A game of The Dickens Game takes about 30 minutes. (The first game doesn't count. It never counts.)
Q6What age is The Dickens Game for?
The Dickens Game is recommended from age 8.
Q7How complex is The Dickens Game?
The Dickens Game has a BoardGameGeek complexity of 1.7 out of 5.
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Set collection →Novel-based →

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