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1998 Ranked #10,165

The Big Cheese

An auction game has rival rats bid workers to control corporate projects and claim their eventual value. Workers leave projects over time, while special projects can veto plans or alter the contest.

Party Games Animals Card Game Auction/Bidding Dice Rolling

Players

3-6

Play time

Not listed

Age

10+

Complexity

1.35/5

Rating

5.88

Harder to teach Highly interactive Deep strategy

Overview

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ABG editorial scores on a 1–5 scale.

Teachability 2.4/5

Harder to teach

Replay value 4.0/5

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?

An auction game in which players bid from their pool of "worker rats" to gain control of corporate projects. The workers from the winning bid are then are assigned to the project.

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Key systems that shape the decisions players make.

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An auction game in which players bid from their pool of "worker rats" to gain control of corporate projects. The workers from the winning bid are then are assigned to the project. Each turn, one worker is removed from each project. A project is complete once all workers have been removed. The value of a numbered project is only determined at completion by a die roll. Two other projects, Veto and The Big Cheese, allow special actions during the game. The game has two different scoring schemes, depending on whether players use a single six-sided die or a set of seven polyhedral dice. This is part of the Hip Pocket Games series. Awards 1999 Listed in GAMES Magazine's GAMES 100

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Play and group

Players
3–6
Best with
3–5
Play time
30 min
Age
10+
Complexity
1.4/5
Credits and catalog connections

Credits

Designers

2
James Ernest Jon Wilkie

Artists

3
Rossana Berretta James Ernest Carol Monahan

Publishers

3
Cheapass Games New Games Order, LLC Red Glove

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