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- Replay Value (1-10): 7
- Fun Factor (1-10): 8
- Worth Buying (1-10): 8
This is the second big game from Dominic Crapuchettes, who last took
the concept behind Klaus Teuber's Barbarossa and simplified the rules to
better fit the American party game market. In this game, players answer
trivia questions that have a numerical answer, secretly and simutaneously.
The answers are then positioned on a craps-table like bettting board, where
players can then make side-bets (against the house) on the correct answer,
now that they see
where all their fellow players have bet. The correct answer is then revealed
and then
some chips are given to the winning bid and all side-bets made on it. Players
go through a series of seven questions, with no betting limit on the last one
for a nice Final Jeopardy!-like climax.
I'm starting to see a tendency for fans of Euro-style games to attempt to use
elements from their favorite games to streamline and design party games aimed
at the American market. This is a pretty good example, and I'm pretty
impressed at the subtleties that most of my fellow players didn't even notice --
the simplicity and balance that went into the payoff selections, the decision of
how many questions to make the game last, the token color and selection,
etc. A quick game can finish in around 20 minutes and leave you desirous of
more, which is an excellent sign. Although I probably would've preferred a
different party game to have won Mensa Select ("Sort by Ranking" on the
left to see which one),
this one was a clear second-place among the party games submitted for me and
I'm not unhappy to see it do well.
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