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1975 Ranked #20,092

Gambler

This gambling board game has players enter games of chance and be first to reach a target amount of money. A dice shaker lets players wager on how dice will fall, adding a physical prediction contest to the financial race.

Dice Betting and Bluffing Roll / Spin and Move

Players

2-4

Play time

Not listed

Age

10+

Complexity

1.14/5

Rating

5.60

Harder to teach Highly interactive Deep strategy

Overview

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ABG editorial scores on a 1–5 scale.

Teachability 2.3/5

Harder to teach

Replay value 3.9/5

High replayability

Interaction 3.7/5

Highly interactive

Player scaling 3.5/5

Scales well

Strategic depth 4.5/5

Deep strategy

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How it plays

How does it play?

Players move around the board conducting various games of chance (horse racing, lottery, lucky number, etc.) in order to win money. The first person to reach a certain money level wins the game.

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Players move around the board conducting various games of chance (horse racing, lottery, lucky number, etc.) in order to win money. The first person to reach a certain money level wins the game. The centerpiece of the game is a unique dice shaker that randomizes the dice and has them fall into the handle so that players can bet on the order that the dice fall in (where the highest die will be located, for example).

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Game and edition data

All specifications (5)

Play and group

Players
2–4
Best with
3–4
Play time
45 min
Age
10+
Complexity
1.1/5
Credits and catalog connections

Credits

Designers

1
Paul J. Gruen

Publishers

1
Parker Brothers

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