NewSpeak

Dead Drop

An expansion by Anthony Howgego, Rose Atkinson

3-8 Players 45-60 minutes Unknown

Simultaneous Action Selection, Variable Player Powers, Area Majority / Influence, Communication Limits, Push Your Luck, Cooperative Game, Modular Board, Grid Movement, Network and Route Building, Enclosure, Action Queue, Pick-up and Deliver, Secret Unit Deployment

Deduction, Spies/Secret Agents, Bluffing, Science Fiction, Puzzle, Murder/Mystery

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Description

Imagine you’re a secret operative in a neon‑lit future, slipping covert messages through a shifting maze of modular tiles while your rivals try to guess who’s really on your side. NewSpeak: Dead Drop is the slick expansion that takes the original NewSpeak experience and cranks the intrigue up to eleven. With 3‑8 players you’ll spend 45‑60 minutes plotting, bluffing, and delivering mysterious payloads, all with rules so simple you can jump in after a quick demo. Simultaneous action selection means everyone’s moves happen at once, forcing you to read the table, manage limited communication, and decide whether to risk a bold push‑your‑luck delivery or keep your hidden unit under wraps. The game blends grid movement, network building, area influence and secret unit deployment, so every turn feels like a high‑stakes puzzle where deduction and deception are your best weapons. Designed by Rose Atkinson and Anthony Howgego, this sci‑fi spy‑mystery expansion keeps the tension tight, the laughs loud, and the drama deliciously unpredictable.