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2010 Ranked #5,671

Boomerang

An auction bluffing game has players use animal cards to win majorities and capture valuable sets. Keeping composure encourages rivals to overcommit, turning each bid into a test of nerve.

Family Games Animals Auction/Bidding Set Collection

Players

3-5

Play time

Not listed

Age

8+

Complexity

1.52/5

Rating

6.41

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 3.8/5

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?

"Choose your area, start your boomerangs, capture the animal ... and beware of other players.

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"Choose your area, start your boomerangs, capture the animal ... and beware of other players. Auction game of bluff. Players use cards with animals of two colors to win majorities and win the animal cards. A simple mechanism but players need a good self-control to get opponents to make mistakes.

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Game and edition data

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Play and group

Players
3–5
Best with
3–5
Play time
30 min
Age
8+
Complexity
1.5/5
Credits and catalog connections

Credits

Designers

2
Dominique Ehrhard Michel Lalet

Artists

2
Dominique Ehrhard Michel Lalet

Publishers

2
Granna Lui-même

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