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Push-your-luck in undercover investigations
Hot Lead
You’re hot on the trail of organized crime!
In each round of Hot Lead, evidence cards are displayed in a column equal to the number of players. Players then make their bid by simultaneously revealing an investigator card from their hand. The highest investigator bid takes the evidence card closest to the deck, the second highest takes the second closest, and so on. These cards are worth points equal to their face value (0-5).
Gather enough evidence on one criminal organization to convict them when the game concludes after ten rounds; in game terms, by having exactly three of a suit, you earn ten bonus points. Ten bonus points are also awarded to those who acquire criminal cards of all five suits. If you investigate too aggressively and grab the fourth card of a suit, those criminals will sense a rat and you'll scare them underground, thereby losing all of those cards. The player with the most points at the end of the game wins.
Hot Lead
Hot Lead Upgrade: Wood Sheriff Stars
Why You’ll Love It
Tense Push-Your-Luck Investigations
In Hot Lead, the highest bid doesn’t necessarily win the best prize… it simply wins the evidence card that is closest to the deck. What evidence do your rival investigators want, and what card will they play to claim it? Will they play high, low, or somewhere in-between? You’ll have to outfox your opponents to collect the best evidence for yourself.
We feel that push-your-luck tension works best within flash-bang firework gameplay. Rush for three evidence cards of the same type too soon, and you'll likely get stuck with a fourth and lose them all. Wait too long to collect your key evidence, and you'll be scrambling to catch up in the final moments. All this in under 15 minutes... flash, bang, BOOM.
Upgrade Your Fun
Deluxe Wood Sheriff Stars
These 5 chunky wooden stars will become the coveted prize at your game table. Any player who is the first to collect two evidence of a kind will earn the matching 5-point promotion star, which they can stand in front of themself and display with pride.
How to Play, Playthroughs, Reviews
The brains behind the game
Creators
Reiner Knizia
Game Design
With over 700 games and books published and dozens of awards received, Dr. Knizia is a legend in the board game industry. Though games have been a big part of his life since he was a child, Reiner initially studied to become a doctor of mathematics and then worked as a banker in England. When he reached 40, he decided it was time for a major change. Life should be fun. Games are fun. And people should have fun with games. So, from then on, he fully dedicated his life to game design, and his motto became: Bringing enjoyment to the people!
Paul K. Halkyon
Illustration and Graphic Design
Paul is an illustrator, graphic designer, and the creative director of Uinta Alcyon. He is also the visual mastermind behind Reiner Knizia’s Criminal Capers Collection. Paul, when not working, can be found in the hills. If you see him on a trail, ask him how he broke his toe….
Hot Lead
Hot Lead: Deluxe Wood Sheriff Stars