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1999 Ranked #11,151

Dolce Vita

This bidding game has socialites compete for the most valuable collection of luxury items. Duplicate luxuries replace earlier ones, so winning a high bid can unexpectedly reduce the value of a collection.

Family Games Card Game Auction/Bidding

Players

3-5

Play time

Not listed

Age

10+

Complexity

1.69/5

Rating

6.14

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 4.1/5

High replayability

Interaction 3.8/5

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?

Players are socialites who are trying to take as many high-value luxuries as they can manage. A number of luxuries (boats, mansions, watches, boats, etc.) of values varying from one million to seven million are laid out in a matrix.

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Players are socialites who are trying to take as many high-value luxuries as they can manage. A number of luxuries (boats, mansions, watches, boats, etc.) of values varying from one million to seven million are laid out in a matrix. Players take turn placing power cards in the columns, and after five of the six cards have been played, the highest bid takes the first luxury in the column, the second highest gets the next one up, and so on. However, if you collect a second luxury item you already own, then the newest one replaces the older one, which could mean exchanging a lavish seven million dollar car for a paltry one million dollar one! After the specified number of rounds, the highest valued collection is deemed the best.

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Play and group

Players
3–5
Best with
3–5
Play time
30 min
Age
10+
Complexity
1.7/5
Credits and catalog connections

Credits

Designers

1
Reiner Stockhausen

Artists

1
Doris Matthäus

Publishers

1
Hans im Glück

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