This is the most evil auction game I know, and every decision is painful. And since the designer is Reiner Knizia there's a twist in the scoring.
The setup is very simple, you all play rich brats with nothing to do in life but to buy status symbols. Whoever have the fanciest collection of bling wins the game. Pretty straightforward huh? Phone number for harrahs casino. Well, think again. Two things makes this really hard.
Description Count yourself amongst the most influential and wealthy class in High Society. You start with a personal fortune in cash and spend it on ostentatious possessions and status symbols while attempting to avoid threatening calamities. In Reiner Knizia's High Society, players bid against each other to acquire the various trappings of wealth (positive-number and multiplier cards) while avoiding its pitfalls (negative number and divisor cards).While bidding, though, keep an eye on your remaining cash - at the end of the game. In Reiner Knizia's classic auction game, players must biad against each other for life's luxuries, while avoiding going bankrupt in the process. High Society features 16 stunning Art Nouveau-inspired illustrations by Medusa Dollmaker. Contents: 16 Oversized Cards 55 Standard Cards. Ages: 10+ Players: 3-5 Game Length: 20 minutes. Snark Busters: High Society Love, envy and revenge join forces to make the hunt for the Snark more exciting than ever in this all-new hidden object adventure! The day after world famous photographer Elizabeth Hughes announces her engagement to a handsome gardener named Nicolas Fortright, the wealthy Duchess Daffington accuses the young man of.
First of all, all players start with an identical set of money bills in different values, and DURING an auction you may never pick up any money you've put on the table. That is, you cannot pick up the $10.000 bill and replace it with a $20.000 bill, only add more money or pass the opportunity to stay in the auction. This means that you have to be careful what money you spend, not to limit future auctions because you're stuck with the wrong bills.
The second detail is that at the end of the game the player/players that have spent the most money is out of the game (being the poor guy is not ok in these social circles).
So, you must figure out how much to spend and try to figure out how much cash to save for the endgame.
Some of the cards are bad, and in this case all the players pay to avoid the card (for instance thieves that will grab one of your previously purchases), only the player that accept the bad card is free from paying.
This is the most evil auction game I know, and every decision is painful. And since the designer is Reiner Knizia there's a twist in the scoring.
The setup is very simple, you all play rich brats with nothing to do in life but to buy status symbols. Whoever have the fanciest collection of bling wins the game. Pretty straightforward huh? Phone number for harrahs casino. Well, think again. Two things makes this really hard.
Description Count yourself amongst the most influential and wealthy class in High Society. You start with a personal fortune in cash and spend it on ostentatious possessions and status symbols while attempting to avoid threatening calamities. In Reiner Knizia's High Society, players bid against each other to acquire the various trappings of wealth (positive-number and multiplier cards) while avoiding its pitfalls (negative number and divisor cards).While bidding, though, keep an eye on your remaining cash - at the end of the game. In Reiner Knizia's classic auction game, players must biad against each other for life's luxuries, while avoiding going bankrupt in the process. High Society features 16 stunning Art Nouveau-inspired illustrations by Medusa Dollmaker. Contents: 16 Oversized Cards 55 Standard Cards. Ages: 10+ Players: 3-5 Game Length: 20 minutes. Snark Busters: High Society Love, envy and revenge join forces to make the hunt for the Snark more exciting than ever in this all-new hidden object adventure! The day after world famous photographer Elizabeth Hughes announces her engagement to a handsome gardener named Nicolas Fortright, the wealthy Duchess Daffington accuses the young man of.
First of all, all players start with an identical set of money bills in different values, and DURING an auction you may never pick up any money you've put on the table. That is, you cannot pick up the $10.000 bill and replace it with a $20.000 bill, only add more money or pass the opportunity to stay in the auction. This means that you have to be careful what money you spend, not to limit future auctions because you're stuck with the wrong bills.
The second detail is that at the end of the game the player/players that have spent the most money is out of the game (being the poor guy is not ok in these social circles).
So, you must figure out how much to spend and try to figure out how much cash to save for the endgame.
Some of the cards are bad, and in this case all the players pay to avoid the card (for instance thieves that will grab one of your previously purchases), only the player that accept the bad card is free from paying.
Some people hate this kind of game, but I knew I had to own this the first time I played it. It's fascinating to see the player group as a collective deciding what every card is worth and how that effect the auctions.
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I don't think this game is for everyone, but I think you should try it out before you dismiss it. I consider this along with Modern Art (also by Knizia) to be the Crown jewels of auction games.
