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Hostage Negotiator

Hostage Negotiator 2015

Design A. J. Porfirio Art Venessa Kelley , Kristi Kirisberg , Chase Williams Publisher Van Ryder Games
6.8 /10
BGG rating
#1633
BGG rank
2.1
Weight
1
Players
1
Best at
15–30
Minutes
15
Age
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Expansions & Promos

29 on record
Hostage Negotiator: Expansiones #9 y #10 2022 Hostage Negotiator: Pack Peticiones #1 y #2 2022 Hostage Negotiator: Abductor Pack 10 2021 Hostage Negotiator: Abductor Pack 10 2020 Hostage Negotiator: Abductor Pack 9 2020 Hostage Negotiator: Career 2020 Hostage Negotiator: Career – Negotiator Cards 2020 Hostage Negotiator: Career – Secret Cabal Year Zero Promo Card 2020 promo Hostage Negotiator: Career – Year 0 Promo Cards 2020 Hostage Negotiator: Expansiones #5 y #6 2020 Hostage Negotiator: Expansiones #7 y #8 2020 Hostage Negotiator: Frustration Die 2020 Hostage Negotiator: The Mediator and The Mouth Dice Tower Promo Cards 2019 promo Hostage Negotiator: Abductor Pack 8 2018 Hostage Negotiator: Expansiones #3 y #4 2018 Hostage Negotiator: The Tin Man 2018 Hostage Negotiator: Abductor Pack 5 2017 Hostage Negotiator: Abductor Pack 6 2017 Hostage Negotiator: Abductor Pack 7 2017 Hostage Negotiator: Ana Langston 2017 Hostage Negotiator: Demand Pack #1 2017 Hostage Negotiator: Expansiones #1 y #2 2017 Hostage Negotiator: The Defender 2016 Hostage Negotiator: Abductor Pack 1 2015 Hostage Negotiator: Abductor Pack 2 2015 Hostage Negotiator: Abductor Pack 3 2015 Hostage Negotiator: Abductor Pack 4 2015 Hostage Negotiator: Negotiator Cards – Series 1 2015 Hostage Negotiator: Negotiator Cards – Series 2 2015

About the Game

In Hostage Negotiator, you play the part of a law enforcement agent responsible for negotiating the release of hostages taken by an unscrupulous figure hell-bent on having his or her demands met.

Each turn in the game represents a conversation between you and the hostage taker. You'll play cards and roll dice to increase conversation points, decrease the threat level, and release hostages. Hostage Negotiator uses a unique "hand-building" mechanism that puts cards you purchase directly in your hand for next turn rather than leaving you wondering when the cards will show up like in deck-building games.

In Hostage Negotiator there are multiple paths to victory, but the hostage taker has other plans. Will you try to calm him and get him to surrender? Will you stall and bide your time before sending in the team for a major extraction? How many hostages will you save? These are many of the exciting decisions you will make in a game of Hostage Negotiator!

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Categories
Card Game Dice
Mechanics
Critical Hits and Failures Dice Rolling Hand Management Open Drafting Solo / Solitaire Game Stat Check Resolution
Family
Hostage Negotiator
Also known as
Négociateur: Prise d'otages · Der Unterhändler · ザ・ネゴシエーター～人質交渉人～ · 人质谈判
BGG ratings
6,305 · geek rating 6.39
BGG data
refreshed Sep 7, 2026

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