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2023 Ranked #15,133

Builder's High

This hand-management building game has players pay exact card costs to construct buildings and complete city plans. Card effects and the need to empty a hand keep even an achieved plan from guaranteeing victory.

Card Game Open Drafting Hand Management

Players

2-5

Play time

Not listed

Age

10+

Complexity

1.67/5

Rating

6.67

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 3.9/5

High replayability

Interaction 3.7/5

Highly interactive

Player scaling 4.4/5

Scales well

Strategic depth 4.5/5

Deep strategy

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How it plays

How does it play?

Builder's High is a game that builds buildings by paying budget cards. However, no waste is allowed.

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Builder's High is a game that builds buildings by paying budget cards. However, no waste is allowed. Build by paying exactly the cost of a well-combined budget card. The purpose of this game is to achieve one of the multiple presented city planning cards. What you can do on your turn is simple: take a budget card or a construction card, or construct a building. You'll need cunning to figure out what to do, manage your money, read your opponent's plans, and get cards ahead of time. Also, even if the city plan is achieved, there is no peace of mind. Eventually you have to use up all the cards in your hand. Lean management makes the difference between victory and defeat. Building cards have effects, which can be advantageous or disadvantageous depending on the situation. Let's create a bustling city by managing your hand and card effects well!

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Play and group

Players
2–5
Best with
2–5
Play time
30 min
Age
10+
Complexity
1.7/5
Credits and catalog connections

Credits

Designers

1
Susumu Kawasaki

Artists

1
TANSAN Inc.

Publishers

1
Hobby Japan

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