# Hostage Negotiator: The Defender

Hostage Negotiator: The Defender is a board game for 1 players. It plays in 20 minutes and is meant for ages 13 and up.

- **Players:** 1
- **Playing time:** 20 minutes
- **Minimum age:** 13+
- **Complexity:** 2 out of 5
- **Year published:** 2016
- **Categories:** Expansion for Base-game, Dice, Card Game
- **Mechanics:** Dice Rolling, Hand Management, Open Drafting
- **Owned by:** 5 Ludoya players

**Designers:** A. J. Porfirio

**Artists:** Venessa Kelley, Kristi Kirisberg

**Publishers:** Van Ryder Games

## Links

- [This page](https://www.ludoya.com/games/hostage-negotiator-the-defender)
- [Hostage Negotiator: The Defender in the Ludoya app](https://app.ludoya.com/g/hostage-negotiator-the-defender)
- [BoardGameGeek entry](https://boardgamegeek.com/boardgame/206597)

_Data from Ludoya, updated 2026-11-06. Ratings, ownership and play counts are Ludoya's own._