Good Cop Bad Cop

Everyone's secretly honest or crooked, and the only way to win is to unmask the right leader first.

πŸ‘₯ 4–8 players⏱ approx. 20 minπŸͺ„ Rules in 5 min12+
β˜… 6.1 Β· BGG #2,708

Who it's for

Party groups of six or more who love social deduction games full of bluffing, accusations and betrayal.

Not for you if…

You dislike being lied to your face or games that thrive on suspicion, because that's the entire engine here.

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Vibe's take

paranoid, social, bluff-heavy, fast, tense

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About this game

Good Cop Bad Cop drops you into a precinct where half the badges are dirty and nobody's telling. You're secretly Honest or Crooked, working for a leader you don't know either, and your only real weapon is figuring out who's who before they figure out you. Frisk your colleagues to peek at their hidden cards, grab a gun, and start making educated guesses about who to take down. The tension isn't in complex rules, it's dead simple, but in reading faces and bluffing your allegiance while quietly protecting your own leader. Twenty minutes of paranoia dressed up as a cop drama, best with a full, chatty table.

Hidden honest vs. crooked rolesFrisk, arm up, and shootBest with a big, talkative group

By the numbers

Players

Best at 6, 8 playersWorks with 4–8

Duration

10–20 min

Ages 12+

Complexity

1.3 / 5 β€” Very Light

BGG Rating

6.1/10

Rank #2,708

3.5k ratings

Published

2014

Language

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