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Some games feel like puzzles, others like battles. Fugitive is different. This two-player card game, set in the world of the beloved cooperative game Burgle Bros, lives in the uncertainty of what your opponent might be doing.
 
In this deduction game, you can either be the Fugitive, moving from hideout to hideout and trying to make it out of town, or the relentless Marshal, determined to catch them before they escape.
 
As the Fugitive, you move in secret, laying down face-down cards that represent your escape route. Each new hideout must be reachable from the previous one, but within limits. Every card you play is a bluff, a trap you want the Marshal to fall for.
 
Each turn, as the Marshal, you draw information and make accusations: guesses about where the Fugitive might be hiding. When you are right, pieces of the route are revealed. But when you’re wrong… well, you’re not wrong, you’ve been misled.
 
Fugitive strips everything away until only doubt remains. Will you be on the run or in pursuit?
https://boardgamearena.com/gamepanel?game=fugitive
 
We want to take a moment to thank Tim Fowers, the game designer, and the good people of Fowers Games for letting us add this game to the platform. And let’s not forget BanBan for their BGA port.
 
This was your Monday release.
You’re allowed to use the “I didn’t kill my wife” card only once so take care and play fair...

Fugitive and Run are great games - thanks for this one. Love to see Fowers games here

I've enjoyed introducing this one to friends.

Oh wow! I wasn't expecting this! I would love to play this more.

I would love to see other games from this designer like Sabotage, Run, and more Burgle Bros. but I am very happy with Fugitive. Thanks so much!

I love Burgle Bros so I'm very curious to try this game out, but I'm annoyed to see there are no rules for it. It would be nice if a featured BGA game had at least a basic rundown of how to play the game under "How to Play?"

Yeah, I know there are links, but give us something basic to help us out and give an overview.

Storm of Crow wrote: ↑07 July 2026, 06:26 I love Burgle Bros so I'm very curious to try this game out, but I'm annoyed to see there are no rules for it. It would be nice if a featured BGA game had at least a basic rundown of how to play the game under "How to Play?"

Yeah, I know there are links, but give us something basic to help us out and give an overview.

The Rules summary section is a Community feature, meaning anyone can add them. We don't, but you could

Further - it seems like the rules link is for the first edition, which doesn't match the rules of the second edition implemented here exactly. (There are some art differences, too).

Correct link to second edition rules: https://bgg.cc/filepage/313679/fugitive-2nd-ed-rulebook

BalGAmor wrote: ↑07 July 2026, 10:28

Storm of Crow wrote: ↑07 July 2026, 06:26 I love Burgle Bros so I'm very curious to try this game out, but I'm annoyed to see there are no rules for it. It would be nice if a featured BGA game had at least a basic rundown of how to play the game under "How to Play?"

Yeah, I know there are links, but give us something basic to help us out and give an overview.

The Rules summary section is a Community feature, meaning anyone can add them. We don't, but you could

Hard to add to the rules when I don't have the slightest idea how to play.

Trying to figure it out now as I'm in a game, but it's turn based and it will be several days from start to finish. Not an ideal way to learn.

Storm of Crow wrote: ↑07 July 2026, 06:26 Yeah, I know there are links

Storm of Crow wrote: ↑08 July 2026, 11:26 Hard to add to the rules when I don't have the slightest idea how to play.

Trying to figure it out now as I'm in a game, but it's turn based and it will be several days from start to finish. Not an ideal way to learn.

So you know there are links to the rules (it’s a 5 page PDF, not terribly complicated), but you didn’t follow them and are attempting to deduce the rules by playing? … that’s certainly one way to do it.

I don't care!

(reply to the movie quote)