Opération Zèbre^*

Opération Zèbre is a cooperative word-and-trivia game from Big Moustache Games, designed and illustrated by Lenny Landau. Wrapped in a spy-agency look, you get teammates to guess words by redacting as many telling lines as you can from a "classified file."

What is it about?

Each card holds a word from a known theme, plus a list of clue lines. The more a line gives away, the more it costs you in points. Your aim is to steer the team to the right word using as few and as cheap clues as possible.

What's in the box

• 490 "documents" to guess
• 8 theme categories, including films, series, public figures, monuments, and cities
• Components for both cooperative and competitive rounds

Who it's for

• Larger groups, from 2 up to 12 players
• Party crowds aged 14 and up, around 30 minutes a round
• Anyone who likes Taboo or charades but wants something fresh

In the cooperative mode the whole team works together to crack as many files as possible before the points slip away.

Conclusion

A clever, accessible word game with an appealing espionage coat of paint and a huge pile of cards. Strategists will feel under-challenged, but as a light closer for trivia lovers it works a treat.