Access Denied
Access Denied is a computer hacking card game for 3 to 6 players. Each player controls and defends one sector of the internet while attempting to gain access to other sectors. You don't need a computer to play Access Denied!
There are 63 cards, each with an action and a code. You can play a card for its action or use its code to try to hack into a sector. Each sector has 3 access levels: User, Oper, and Root. As you gain more and higher access levels, you can draw and hold more cards and take more actions. The first player to attain Root access to 3 different sectors wins the game.
Stats
- Construction: 1-2 hours
- Number of Players: 3-6
- Complexity: Medium
- Playing Time: 1-2 hours
- Age Group: 13+
- Skill vs. Luck: 67% skill
- Parts Needed: Everything you need is in the file.
Download
Access Denied is available in Portable Document Format (PDF.) The file size is 1.5MB.
| Pages | Content |
|---|---|
| 1 - 6 | Rules |
| 7 - 14 | Cards |
| 15 - 16 | Sectors |
| 17 | Checklist - print copies as needed |
| 18 | Access Markers |
Retailers
If you would like a hard copy of Access Denied, you may be able to find one gathering dust at your local game store. Or you can buy it from one of these online retailers:
- BoardGameRatings.com - Utah
- Faerie - France
- Fair Play Games - Michigan
- gamefest - Michigan
- Noble Knight Games - Wisconsin
- SciFi Genre - North Carolina
- Senty Box - Canada
Deutsch
Kai Otte created a German language translation of Access Denied called Zugang Verweigert. The translation comes complete with rules, cards, and markers. Danke Kai!
| Pages | Content |
|---|---|
| 1 - 6 | Rules |
| 1 - 6 | Regeln |
| 7 - 8 | Sektoren |
| 9 - 16 | Karten |
| 17 | Zugriffs Marker |
Reviews
- Adam Waskiewicz on Nowa Gildia
- "...tym dużym plusem gry jest jej dynamika..."
- Andrew Tullsen on Board Game Geek
- "The game is fairly fast to lean and the turns play quickly with almost no downtime as the players are interacting constantly with each other's sectors."
- Fair Play Games
- "Grows on you, but it needs several playings. Many good, unique ideas."
- John Kaufeld in Games Unplugged Magazine #20
- "...a lively game with cool mechanics, good player interaction, and high replay value."
- Play Again Games
- "Although we have lots of complaints about this game, we think that the core mechanism is a good one..."
External Links
- Board Game Geek
- Visit the Access Denied page on the geek.
- Interformic Games Forum
- Discuss Access Denied on our forum.
- Two Player Variant
- Now two can play thanks to this variant posted by Andrew Tullsen.
Copyright
You are free to make copies of our games for yourself and your friends. However, Interformic Games retains full copyright to all of its games.
Noble Knight Games
Purchase hard copies of Access Denied, GRO, and One World Dominion from Noble Knight Games.
Acrobat Reader
All Interformic Game files are in Portable Document Format (PDF.) You can read and print these files using Adobe's Acrobat Reader. If you do not have Acrobat Reader, you can download a free copy from Adobe's web site.
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