Your role as criminal mastermind is to recruit a crew of thieves, dispatch them to locations across Europe, and provide them with gear. It's your job to use your resources efficiently to steal goods, but being a great mastermind is about more than the things you walk away with. It's the thrill of a well thought-out plan coming together: the set-up, the execution. Properly dispatch your thieves and gear to dominate locations, outmaneuver your opponent's plans, and win the night. You have six rounds to plan and play your cards. Nothing like a tight timeline to up the ante!

Caper: Europe is a drafting game for 2 players. You will take turns sending thieves to famous locations across Europe, vying for control through special card powers. These thieves have tricks up their sleeves, which you may enhance by adding gear to them. And controlling the locations isn't everything because priceless stolen goods await the thief who's smart enough to snatch them first.

Your goal is to gain the most points by winning locations, collecting stolen goods, and equipping thieves with their preferred gear. The mastermind with the most points, tallied at the end of six rounds, wins the game.