Escape from Elba (1999)

About this game

Players are Napoleon-wannabes in an insane asylum. Players move from room to room fighting other "Napoleons". The loser gains from his experience, increasing strength by one and is randomly teleported somewhere else. The winner, collects a card from the losing player, or the draw stack. The cards have letters that can be used to form one of six words that permit escape from the asylum.

Does it fit your group?

• Group size. Works with 3 to 6.
• Rules load. At 1.6/5 this is a light game — explain it in a few minutes, good for a table that has not played much.
• Age. The publisher suggests 10 and up. That rates the rules rather than the artwork, so judge the box yourself for younger players.