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Bitewing Hot Lead Card Game - Push-Your-Luck Auction, 15 Min, 2-5 Players | Two-Player Duel with Asymmetric Powers Designed By Dr. Reiner Knizia | Activate Your Special Abilities to Outwit Opponent
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Bitewing Games Bitewing Hot Lead Card Game

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Pros & Cons

Pros

  • ✓ 19 Character Illustrations
  • ✓ Backed by Bitewing Games's warranty and support channels

Cons

  • ✗ Check the listed dimensions, connectors and platform compatibility against your setup before ordering
  • ✗ Price, stock, shipping and returns are set by the retailer and may have changed since this page was last updated

Manufacturer description

Lead the undercover investigation against 5 criminal groups and gather enough evidence to convict them. However, if you investigate too aggressively, the criminals will smell a rat and go dark! The master designer of auction games is back with another hit, but this time with a twist! Hot Lead features tense push-your-luck investigations, clever sealed-bid auctions for evidence, and blazingly fast card-play with deceptively simple rules.

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SpecPicks Verdict

SpecPicks scored Bitewing Games Bitewing Hot Lead Card Game using a rating × review-volume × price-fit model applied to published specs and reviews across the tabletop & card games category. Bitewing Games's tabletop & card games lineup sits within the broader category mid-tier; price and specs are the deciding factors over brand loyalty here. Judge it on the specification table and the price rather than on sentiment: check the figures that decide your use case, then put it side-by-side with two or three close alternatives in the Compare tool before clicking through.

Common buyer scenarios for tabletop & card games of this kind: matching it to an existing build, replacing a failing part, or upgrading from a previous-generation equivalent. Check the spec table below against your current setup — particularly socket / form-factor / power-rating fields — and confirm compatibility on the retailer's listing before purchase. Prices and stock are set by the retailer and may have moved since this page was last updated.

Key Features

  • 19 Character Illustrations
  • Quick & Simple Rules
  • Clever Card Play
  • 2 Advanced Modules (Sheriff Stars and Back Alley Cards)
  • 1 of 3 games in Reiner Knizias Criminal Capers Collection

Full Specifications

Size370x 300 x 100
BrandBitewing Games
ColorMulticolor
ThemeCrime, Investigation
GrenreStrategy
Set NameReiner Knizia's Criminal Capers Collection
Model NameHot Lead
Model Year2020
Unit Count1 count
Model NumberGME-BTWHLSD
Material TypeCardboard
Product StyleEither 'Modern' or 'Classic'
Container TypeBox
Item Type NameGame
Operation ModeManual
Item Dimensions6.3 x 6.18 x 1.97 inches
Number of Items1
Number of Players2 to 5
Subject CharacterCriminal Groups
Included ComponentsHot Lead
Full listing titleBitewing Hot Lead Card Game - Push-Your-Luck Auction, 15 Min, 2-5 Players | Two-Player Duel with Asymmetric Powers Designed By Dr. Reiner Knizia | Activate Your Special Abilities to Outwit Opponent

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