Play Masterminds: Heist Society as an edited virtual version on Tabletopia (2-4 players). Tabletopia is free-to-play.
Masterminds - Heist Society
In Masterminds: Heist Society you are the brains. Assemble a team of operatives to take down some of the greatest heists with style.
We all love a good heist movie. Oceans 11, Baby Driver, Inside Man, and countless others. Even tv shows like Leverage come to mind. This game aims to recreate the tension and drama with cards and actions inspired by these movies and shows as you and your fellow players take on the role of Masterminds.
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Combining drafting, dice-rolling, and a strategic press-your-luck style of mission completion, Masterminds - Heist Society will test your risk/reward intuition as you play. Take it safe and slow to guarantee a win, but another player may swoop in and grab the prize out from under you with a more reckless plan.
Be the Mastermind.
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The Basics
In this card game for 2-5* players (possibly 6), players will recruit talented individuals and have them race against the other teams attempting to complete steps on the Heist cards and collect the payouts listed. These payouts turn into points at the end of the game and the player with the most wins.
The game is designed to allow for multiple play styles, and is suited for players age 10 an up.
Each round, players can choose between preparing their team with more personnel and added equipment, or running one of the available heist jobs in play.
There are four types of cards: Talent, Heist, Failure, and PREP:
The TALENT
These are the talented individuals that become the Mastermind's Recruits. You may draft one each PREP phase. They are the arms and legs of your operation. You will direct them to use their talents on the various steps of the Heists.
Each one has different stats and special abilities to leverage. You may only have four in your crew at a time, but how you use them is up to you.
Each Talent Card has the five stats used to complete Heists. Driving - Their skill with vehicles; land, sea, and air. Combat - Their mastery of weapons and/or martial arts. B&E (Breaking and Entering) - This covers their abilities with code-breaking, lock-picking, and electronic intrusion. Stealth - Their ability to go unseen. Lastly, Grifting - Their ability to talk their way in or out of a situation.
At the bottom is the Special Ability which has a affect in the game.
The FAILURE cards
When a Heist Step is failed, you must choose a team member that participated in the failed step and draw a Failure Card. If the challenge that was failed is in either the top or bottom "Trigger" area, then that team member has to pass the adjacent challenge or suffer the consequences on the card. If your Heist Step challenge isn't in the "Trigger" area, then the Recruit lucked out !!
There is a Failure card that gets the Recruit busted by the authorities, so "failure" is not recommended!
The HEISTS
These are the jobs that your crew will take down. Each job has 4 parts called Heist Steps, each of which has a stat challenge associated with it.
You can use up to three members of your team to take on a heist challenge and complete the Heist Step.
As you complete Heist Steps, you put one of your markers in the boxes in order "A-C". Then go for the finale "D". When you complete that, you complete the Heist and collect the GEM reward!
The PREP cards
Prep Cards are kept in your hand until you, the Mastermind, choose to use them. These can be played on you & your team -OR- played on your opponents & their teams. Card types include equipment, and bonus cards to help finish a heist, and cards that can hinder your opponents. Many cards have an option to cash in a Gem for an additional effect, but GEMS are how you win, so use them sparingly.
It can be worth the risk...
...as long as you come out on top!
