Game Info

Alcatraz: The Scapegoat
3 - 4 players
average 52 minutes
Easy
Published in
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Negotiation Bluffing Mafia
Set Collection Action Point Allowance System Trading Modular Board Grid Movement Partnerships Voting Area Movement Pick-up and Deliver Cooperative Play

Alcatraz: The Scapegoat is a game about conflicted loyalties. On one hand, the players work together to bust out of the famous prison; on the other hand they all know that one of them will be left behind as the scapegoat. Alcatraz is a peculiar game because while it is cooperative in some aspects, with players needing to work together to complete tasks, the game has loads of negative interaction as one player will always be the scapegoat. You don't want to be that guy. You don't "go all in," you don't always keep your promises, and you don't do "what's best for the group." Instead, you do everything you can to become indispensable, and "everything" is literal here – even if it means stealing from, betraying, and blackmailing other players. In order to escape from Alcatraz, the players need to complete six parts of a plan. Each part is a "pick-up and deliver" task requiring specific items obtained in different parts of the prison. Once each part of the plan is completed, every player but the scapegoat moves a little closer to escaping, with the scapegoat being voted on each round by all the players – most likely the player who contributed the least to completing that particular task, but you never know. Thus, you could say that Alcatraz is a cooperative game – but with a twist. The map of the prison constituting the play area is generated randomly each game, providing high replayability. Alcatraz is designed for 3-4 players, and due to its theme and complex gameplay is best suited for mature players.

Overall Statistics for Jersey's Board Gaming Group

Total Games Played: 3
Average Players Per Game 4.3

Win/Loss Statistics for Jersey's Board Gaming Group

Badges Name   NemePoints   Total Games   Avg. NemePoints   Wins / Losses % Won  
Calvin Le Huray 34  3 11.00 
2
1
66 %
Neill Stoddart 34  3 11.00 
2
1
66 %
Shaun Gell 34  3 11.00 
2
1
66 %
The Game 21  1 21.00 
1
0
100 %
Colin Le Marquand 2 4.00 
0
2
0 %
Mark Young 1 8.00 
0
1
0 %

    Last 3 Played Games for Jersey's Board Gaming Group

    Date Played Result
    6/24/2017
    1st The Game
    21 
    6/8/2017
    13 
    13 
    13 
    6/8/2017
    13 
    13 
    13