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2016 Ranked #19,618

Barracuda

This negotiation game has tenants divide items and maneuver to own the most seats in beach bars. Players make decisions with incomplete information, so careful observation, investment choices, and bargaining determine who comes away ahead.

Bluffing Economic Area Majority / Influence Auction/Bidding

Players

3-5

Play time

25-45 min

Age

10+

Complexity

1.8/5

Rating

5.75

Harder to teach Highly interactive Deep strategy

Overview

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ABG editorial scores on a 1–5 scale.

Teachability 2.3/5

Harder to teach

Replay value 3.9/5

High replayability

Interaction 3.7/5

Highly interactive

Player scaling 4.0/5

Scales well

Strategic depth 4.5/5

Deep strategy

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How it plays

How does it play?

BaRRacuda is a game for creative gamblers with many unknowns as none of the players has all of the information! To win, you have to keep track of the plays, act tactically wise, and keep entirely cool when making your decisions.

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BaRRacuda is a game for creative gamblers with many unknowns as none of the players has all of the information! To win, you have to keep track of the plays, act tactically wise, and keep entirely cool when making your decisions. In the game, new tenants and their partners must divide items amongst themselves. Some will invest heavily, some will save on the wrong things, some will miscalculate, and others will first sound out the situation carefully — but they all have something in common: Everybody wants to own the most seats in the beach bars. It's all just a matter of negotiation…

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Play and group

Players
3–5
Best with
4–5
Play time
25–45 min
Age
10+
Complexity
1.8/5
Credits and catalog connections

Credits

Designers

1
Christoph Cantzler

Publishers

1
Drei Hasen in der Abendsonne

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