A hidden-roles game where you're never quite sure who at the table is feeding secrets to the other side is a recipe for a brilliant evening, and Berlin 1960 has real pedigree behind it. Devir's Cold War spy game comes from Virginio Gigli and Flaminia Brasini, two of the designers behind heavyweights like Grand Austria Hotel and Lorenzo il Magnifico, and it's debuting at UK Games Expo 2026.
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See how it worksSet in a divided 1960s Berlin "on the brink of political collapse," the game casts players as espionage chiefs running agents for either the CIA or the KGB. Over three semesters you pick spy cards simultaneously, manage your hand, push for majorities on the board, and race to complete secret missions while working out who the infiltrators are. It blends social deduction with the meaty decision-making you'd expect from this design team, and plays with groups of up to eight. Santi Casas provides the artwork.
Hidden-roles games live and die on player count, and one that stretches to eight is just the sort of thing that shines at a packed game night. It gets its showcase on the floor at UK Games Expo before heading to shops. If a Cold War standoff sounds like your group's idea of fun, round up a big group and organise a session.
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Start organising for freeSources: Devir Games | UK Games Expo
