One of the earliest reviews for the “Cenblue” version of Secret Hitler on Amazon is pretty clear on the copy’s limitations: “The game is not playable because the cards in the box wrong. Unofficial versions of the party board game from sellers based in China are still available online despite complaints that date back to 2016, when game forums started lighting up with reports of crappy quality.

The 'Cenblue' version of social deduction board game Secret Hitler.įrom the negative reviews left by disappointed buyers, Eley’s encounter with a poor imitation of Secret Hitler is not uncommon. All three of them were very shoddy quality but only Secret Hitler was actually unplayable.”

I think I might have known they were counterfeit and not really cared because I was relatively poor. Two of them were fake versions of Saboteur and Lost Cities that I bought when I was a student. “I've bought three counterfeit games online. “I bought a copy of Secret Hitler, which I thought was genuine but was a terrible counterfeit version missing half the cards needed to play the game.”Įley confesses that this wasn’t the first time he’d encountered fakes. Instead, what turned up was a cheap imitation. When tabletop gamer Sam Eley added to his already substantial board game collection with a new purchase from eBay, he expected it to arrive ready to play.

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