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The Game Board
Move around the board, gather clues and prepare to make your final run.
Learning Guidebook
- 📖 Every hero's true story
- 📋 Clue reference sheet
- 🎓 Learn as you play
Undercover Maccabees Hero Guidebook
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12 Hero Stories
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What's in the Guidebook?
A page for every hero in both decks — who they were, what they did, and why it matters — plus a reference sheet with all twelve heroes and their six clue answers side by side.
How does it help during the game?
Read your hero's page before your first HERO space, so when you answer a clue you know the story behind it. Keep the reference sheet handy on someone's run to check their answers against every hero at once — that's how you catch a bluff.
Do I need the Expansion Game to use it?
No. The guidebook covers all twelve heroes, so it works with the base game on its own. If you have the Expansion, it covers those heroes too.
Is it good for kids who don't know the stories yet?
That's who it's for. Each story is a few short paragraphs written to be read at the table, so a kid can learn who Deborah or Joseph was in the time it takes for the dreidel to come back around.
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THE HERO GUIDEBOOK
Every Hero. The Whole Story.
The cards give you the clues. The guidebook gives you the reasons behind them.
THE STORIESA page for every hero
See a page
Each hero gets four short chapters — enough to know them, short enough to read while the dreidel goes around.
KING DAVID
✦A Shepherd Boy — the youngest son, overlooked until Samuel anointed him
✦David and Goliath — famous for defeating a giant with a sling and a stone
✦King of Israel — united the tribes and made Jerusalem the capital
✦Poet and Psalmist — credited with writing many of the Psalms
THE REFERENCE SHEETTwelve heroes, six clues, one page
How you use it
Every hero's yes-or-no answers side by side. On someone's run, check what they say against all twelve at once. "A woman? Yes. Fought a battle? Yes." — the sheet tells you that's Deborah, and that they might be bluffing.
✦Read it before your first HERO space. Keep it open on someone's run.✦
UNDERCOVER MACCABEES
How to Play
01Get your heroYou're dealt a secret Hero card. Keep it hidden.
02Spin and moveDo what the space says. Earn Gelt. Buy three items at the Store.
03Make your runGet back to HOME with all three and survive one round of questions.
The Space Types
Six kinds of spaces around the board. Here's what each one does.
HOME
Everyone starts here. Come back with three items to win.
HERO
Answer a clue about your hero. Tell the truth. Earn 5 Gelt.
"Fought a battle?" — "No." +5 Gelt
SPY
Ask any player a clue. They answer only you, in secret.
You whisper "A woman?" Mom: "Yes." Only you know.
STORE
Buy one item for 5 Gelt. You need all three: Disguise, Scroll, Tool.
Pay 5 Gelt → take the Scroll.
GELT
Pick a player, spin the dreidel, take that much Gelt from them. Max 3.
Spin a 3 → take 3 Gelt from Dad.
MITZVAH
Draw a Mitzvah card and do what it says. Some ask about your hero for extra Gelt.
Make Your Run
Got all three items? Get back to HOME and say "I'm making my run!" Now you can lie. Everyone asks you one question and gets one guess. If nobody names your hero, flip your card — you win. Guessed right? You're caught, and the guesser takes 5 Gelt.
✦On the lap, answer honestly. On your run, you may lie.✦
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UNDERCOVER MACCABEES
Explore What's Inside
02
Secret Hero Cards
Each player is dealt a secret Jewish hero to protect while answering questions and uncovering clues.
03
Mitzvah Cards
Land on a Mitzvah space, draw a card and follow its instruction to keep the game moving.
04
Three Item Tokens
Buy your disguise, tool and scroll—collect all three before making your run.
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The Gold Dreidel
Spin the custom dreidel to move around the board and begin your turn.