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08/18/2020

Hi folks. Wanted to tell you some exciting news. While the work continues on the card version of Spy-Counterspy, our IT division is making great gains on the digital version. With all the issues we have been undergoing with China, the virus, etc, it has slowed us down a lot. But the digital version is coming along nicely. Updates will follow shortly. Thank you for your interest.

03/13/2020

Due to some conditions beyond our control (china, etc), we are having to delay our game timeline. We are taking this time to also redesign some of the art work on the cards and box. We hope that this will actually make a better product for you. Thank you.

10/29/2019

What would a game be if you couldn't protect your hand from Spies. These two cards are part of that protection and one of them gives you the upper hand during any spying activity. Again, there are the new cards versus the old original cards.

10/28/2019

One of the things a person has to do in Spy-CounterSpy is to collect/find these four secret "Tech" cards. Sometimes you draw them, sometimes you find them in another players hand and sometimes you just spirit them away from a players action area. However you get them, the hard part is holding on to them cause everyone else is looking for them too. Once again, old vs new.

10/27/2019

Continuing in our series of old vs new, this group of cards is meant to sneak in and steal cards from another players action area, OR to defend your action area from the sneaky spy trying to steal your hard earned work. Just when you thought you were safe and secure, there is always that one card to destroy your day.

10/26/2019

Every Spy needs to be paid. All the best movies show them being paid in Gold. Far be it for me to disagree or be different. Here are the new and old cards, and as you can see the new is GOLD! (Originally, it was production stuff you were collecting, as the theme was more business type secrets). I like the gold better, and my Agents do too!

10/25/2019

10/25/2019

Here you have the original card deck of the game back in 2010 and what the cards look like today, The bottom is the old (as if you couldnt tell, LOL), top is the new. This group of cards are used to explore, steal and devastate another players hand. See earlier post on how to play. Please share this with your friends. Thank you.

10/24/2019

How do you play Spy-Counterspy?

Draw cards to form a hand.

Play a card to your Action Area.

Play a card to take cards from other players or from their Action Areas.

Be the first player to find all the Top Secret Technology.

You are awarded points for all the Technology and Gold collected.

Player with most points wins.

Pretty simple.

BUT..... its the various cards that make the difference....AND...
who you play them on that will ultimately make you the Master Spy!

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10/22/2019

My voyage with Spy-Counterspy.

In 2004 I started to design a card game that I called Spy vs Spy (working title). I finished it in 2005 and hand drew three decks of cards.
I wanted to play it and share it with friends to see how they liked it.
With only some small changes as suggested by friends it seemed that I had a game that people enjoyed playing. Not only did they enjoy playing, but they regularly asked to play it when we had game nights.
I sent two copies off, one to a family member and another to a friend for them to play it and give me feed back. They too enjoyed it and played it on a regular basis.
I was over joyed that it was liked by so many. I decided to copy right the game in 2010.
Late in 2017, friends approached me and encouraged me to market my game. I redrew all of the art work on the cards. With the help of those same friends and my son, we added some other cards to the game and revamped a few rules. Thus was born Spy-Counterspy.
I am happy to be able to share this game with others, and with other peoples support we will be able to do just that in the not to distance future.

Thank you all, Garry Ruper.

09/25/2019

A History of the Agents

Explosive Expert

People who can handle explosives and have the instincts to become an agent are few and far between. Our initial searches for such individuals centered around military. ex-military or police bomb experts at first, but usually the training they received was too regimental to be useful as spies. Similarly, agents training in explosives tended to lose limbs more often then we cared to tolerant.

Eventually, we found a reliable source of personnel in the area of oil rigs. It seems that persons who extinguish oil derrick fires handle explosives with a high degree of precision and a few have the personality type that is trainable to become a good agent.

We believe very few people understand the complexities of smuggling in devises to sensitive areas with the goal of eliminating key components to the bad guys operating system or plans. We have the best agents for the job.

09/22/2019

A History of the Agents

Counter Agent

Being a Counter Agent takes a special gift. One must be able to perform all the duties of a regular agent, but must also be able to ferret out other agents that have found their way into our ranks. These talents include, but are not limited to, making friends easily, out going, well spoken, intuitive, friendly, curious, flirtatious, willing to go above and beyond, decisive, and willing to eliminate someone at the drop of a hat when necessary.

Strangely, we have found our best candidates to be females in the 25-35 year range. Most already possess a lot of the traits we need and seem to take great pride doing their work. Two of our agents have actually been awarded Congressional metals, in a secret closed office setting of course, for outstanding performance in thwarting enemy attempts to infiltrate the ranks of the agency.

Due to the unique abilities needed, there are only a few Counter Agents in our agency.

09/21/2019

A History of the Agents

Disguise Techniques

What would a good agent be without the ability to disguise themselves now and then. Anyone watching a movie knows that a good disguise can get a person past a check point or the guards at a train station.

We looked to the film industry to find the best people who could train our agents in the art of disguise. Wigs, hair pieces, mustache, goatees, fake nose, adding weight without adding weight.... all fall into the realm of the art. A good agent can transform themselves into a totally different person if they require.

Then of course, some of our agents seem to just go to the nearest party store and buy dumb disguises that could never work, except during Halloween.

Generally though, Agents are very skilled at becoming someone other then who the enemy expects. An old man or women, a college student, a different nationality..... all of which require skills above just dying ones hair a different color. We have very talented Agents.

09/20/2019

A History of the Agents

Guard Dogs

Most of our Guard Dogs come from a special branch of the military that train the animals for us. Their success with training dogs has been outstanding and we have been very happy with their performance in the field.

Our very first Guard Dog was actually acquired from a local junk yard. One of our agents jogged by there everyday and was impressed with this particular animal. It was only a 9 month old puppy at the time, but had all the right instincts needed to be a fine guard animal. Arrangements were made to purchase the animal and to retrain it to protect our assets without it attacking our personnel. Suggestions as to its name were submitted by several people, including “Junk Yard”, “Killer”, “Demon” and “Snarl”, but we settled on “Coco” because of its color.

Coco was probably one of the finest guard dogs we have ever had. A statue honoring him sits in the lobby of our headquarters.

09/19/2019

A History of the Agents

The Agent

The Spy was recruited out of a charm school that the Agency used from time to time to soften the exterior of some of its agents. His high grades and ability to charm his way into or out of any situation was brought to the attention of the Agency which found his talents to be very appealing. There were many conversations among the top rank as to what position he would be best suited.

A stout fellow that seemed to always be smiling, he could have been a tourist on vacation or a Santa at any office Christmas party. After some extensive training, he was an ace at recruiting agents or leading persons to disclose information without even realizing they were doing it.

As his talents grew he was able to infiltrate companies as a personnel manager. This roll allowed him to slowly cause the dismissal of key people who were in control of sensitive information and replace them with highly trained agency personnel.

The Agency itself was careful not to fall prey to the w***y charms of this agent but considered him to be one of its best assets.

09/19/2019

We are starting a short series on some back ground about the various Agents in the game Spy-CounterSpy. We have posted the first one on our FB site TGIFunGames. Check it out.

09/18/2019

A History of the Agents

The Mole

The Mole was recruited for his unique ability to sort through and recover information from areas most people shun.

The Agency first found him in an alley rummaging through dumpsters. It was noted that he had a special talent of finding valuable items among all the other trash. He was picked up, cleaned up and given the opportunity to become a useful member of society. With training he soon was able to put his talent to use in finding useful information that had been discarded by others. His early missions found him continuing to go through the dumpsters and trash of others, but now his eye was on recovering information that careless employees had discarded.

The Agency found his talent a much needed asset and he became indispensable to the company.

08/31/2019

Another group of spies doing their best to get the upperhand!

08/31/2019

And the espionage continues..

08/31/2019

Four players trying out Spy-Counterspy for the first time. A fun time was had!

08/30/2019

We are demonstrating our game... Spy-CounterSpy during the Gamers of Summer event taking place Saturday 8/31 thru Monday 9/2.
Please see information below for times and location.
GAMERSOFSUMMER
www.gamersofsummer.net See their EVENTS page for details. We will be there from Noon to 10PM all three days (except for food break).

Welcome to Gamers of Summer!!!

08/29/2019

We are demonstrating our game... Spy-CounterSpy during the Gamers of Summer event taking place Saturday 8/31 thru Monday 9/2.
Please see information below for times and location.
GAMERSOFSUMMER
www.gamersofsummer.net See their EVENTS page for details. We will be there from Noon to 9PM all three days (except for food break).

Welcome to Gamers of Summer!!!

08/22/2019

Game Test Day at Katapult Makerspace Game Night.

08/22/2019

Many thanks to the Katapult Makerspace Game Night for letting us have a Game Test night. Had a great turn out, even with the rain, and over twenty people learned a new game. Excellent feedback and suggestions. This place is really nice, lots of games to play, lots of tables to hold various size groups.

08/21/2019

New players learning the ropes @ Katapult Makerspace Game Night. Come learn, play, and laugh!

08/19/2019

08/18/2019

Thanks to the Game Table Cafe for letting us come and test our game. Shop is great, lots of games to play and Saturday night was loaded with players. Everyone said they had a great time trying Spy-Counterspy, and we got some great feedback.

08/11/2019

50 followers

08/11/2019

Here are some pictures of the completed Spy-Counterspy Prototype