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2020 Ranked #15,899

Cacti

A set-collection card game has growers acquire four types of cacti and arrange them into scoring displays. Unused plants lose points at the end, so players must balance collecting options with completing efficient sets.

Card Game Open Drafting Push Your Luck Players: Two-Player Only Games

Players

2

Play time

15-20 min

Age

?+

Complexity

1/5

Rating

7.08

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 4.1/5

Scales well

Strategic depth 4.7/5

Deep strategy

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How it plays

How does it play?

Cacti is a set collection card game for two, placing players in charge of growing and arranging cacti. Using an easy to grasp action system, players acquire cacti in 4 different types, and arrange them in sets based on the cards available.

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Cacti is a set collection card game for two, placing players in charge of growing and arranging cacti. Using an easy to grasp action system, players acquire cacti in 4 different types, and arrange them in sets based on the cards available. Arrangements score the players points at the end of the game. But, players lose points at the end of the game for unused cacti. —description from the publisher

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Play and group

Players
2
Best with
2
Play time
15–20 min
Complexity
1.0/5
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Credits

Designers

1
John Clowdus

Artists

1
Liz Lahner

Publishers

1
Small Box Games

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