Overview
At a glance
Is this game right for my group?
ABG editorial scores on a 1–5 scale.
Harder to teach
High replayability
Highly interactive
Scales well
Deep strategy
How it plays
How does it play?
In the card game Friesematenten, players want to collect enough of the right type of cards to score 40 victory points.
Core mechanisms
Key systems that shape the decisions players make.
Auction/Bidding
Bid against other players to determine who receives an item, action, or priority.
Income
Receive recurring resources according to your position, assets, or development.
Race
Compete to reach a destination, threshold, or objective before opponents.
Layering
Place components over earlier pieces so their order and overlap affect play.
Take That
Direct negative effects at selected opponents.
Turn Order: Auction
Determine or change the order in which players take their turns.
Read the full game description
In the card game Friesematenten, players want to collect enough of the right type of cards to score 40 victory points. To do this, you must build up an economy, then use the money to build status (victory points), but the cards are shuffled and sometimes you have to buy victory points early to win. The game includes a lot of powerful action cards, and you must find the right price for them in auctions. This new version Friesematenten, which was previously self-published by Friese, is streamlined with some new cards and completely new artwork. The marker management is no longer in the game to open the game for not-so-experienced gamers. The marker management is included in the expansion.