I Spy is an exciting contest of disguised intentions political manipulation & spy games spanning an espionage-wracked pre-war Europe Deceive your opponents as an agent secretly working for a European power recruiting key assets buying off politicians & instigating sabotage against foreign capitals However you will need the reluctant (or unwitting) support of your opponents to position your homeland for European domination so tread carefully & do not reveal your true identity Game Overview At the start of the game you receive an Alignment Token which tells you which one of the competing European nations you secretly work for The rest of the game unfolds over the course of 14 rounds with each player (spy) performing 3 Actions per round These actions include moving around the map acquiring resources in the form of Supply Tokens improving your abilities by recruiting Assets manipulating the otherwise-random Politicians to your advantage or even directly harassing opposing spies But any action you take will directly affect at least one Nation in the form of gains or losses in Influence points Your mission during the game is to generate Influence for your own Nation while at the same time preventing your opponents’ Nations from gaining too much––if you can deduce which Nations they are! Influence is tallied & compared during Scoring Phases which take place at set intervals throughout the game In a Scoring Phase each Nation receives Power points based on how much Influence it has accumulated so far At the end of the game players reveal their Alignment Tokens & the player whose Nation has the most Power is the winner Players 2-4 Suggested Ages 12 Playing time 90 minutes