Hostage Negotiator 12+

Name: Hostage Negotiator
Price: 5.99 AUD
Rating: 2.8 (5 reviews)
Author: Peter Kossits

Peter Kossits

Designed for iPad

- 2.8 • 5 Ratings

- $5.99
- Offers In-App Purchases

Description

Official app of the board game by AJ Porfirio and Van Ryder Games.

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!

Features:
Play against 4 villains, each, with their own personalities.
Interactive tutorial teaches the rules and basic strategy as you play.
The app tracks a variety of player statistics.

25 Feb 2019

Version 1.4.2

Minor Bug Fix - Against the expansion villain Gonzalo the button allowing you to play cards face down for a conversation point should not be available if the bus is moving through the Forest. If you have not purchased the Gonzalo expansion, you do not need to download this update.

2.8 out of 5

5 Ratings

Probably okay if you know the rules before playing.

Interface seemed clunky and unpolished. Even though I enabled the tutorial in the settings, I did not get any help during gameplay.

Probably would have enjoyed this more if I had received help or had a rulebook to look at.

You need to play games against the first villain and then tell the chief that you want help when the game starts and you will get LOTS and LOTS of advice.

Disappointing

The dice rolls are terrible, it feels like the game wants you to loose.

Very rarely do you get a good roll.

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