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Cows Can't Dance (but They Like To Be Asked!) box art
1996 Ranked #22,942

Cows Can't Dance (but They Like To Be Asked!)

Players pair cow and bull dancer cards in a set-collection card game, trying to earn the most points. Matching suits builds pairs, while a special dancer can interrupt a rival pairing and change the dance floor.

Card Game Set Collection Animals: Cattle / Cows

Players

2-5

Play time

Not listed

Age

8+

Complexity

1/5

Rating

5.12

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 3.6/5

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?

In this outrageous card game, cows and bulls dance...but only by invitation. Pair a cow card with a bull card and earn extra points.

Core mechanisms

Key systems that shape the decisions players make.

Set Collection

Gather related items that become more valuable when scored together.
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In this outrageous card game, cows and bulls dance...but only by invitation. Pair a cow card with a bull card and earn extra points. Match dancer cards of the same suit or use your Madame Fifi card to cut in for a dance lesson. Earn points for each pair on your dance floor. The player with the most points wins.

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Category

1
Card Game

Mechanism

1
Set Collection

Family

1
Animals: Cattle / Cows

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Game and edition data

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Play and group

Players
2–5
Best with
2
Play time
45 min
Age
8+
Complexity
1.0/5
Credits and catalog connections

Credits

Designers

1
Monty Stambler

Artists

2
Travis Foster S. D. Schindler

Publishers

2
G2 Games (Board Games) Gamewright

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