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2015 Ranked #6,629

Gem

This auction game has jewel collectors leverage money and cunning to assemble the most prestigious holdings. Every bid tests how much value to commit now versus what resources to preserve for later opportunities.

Abstract Card Game Auction/Bidding Auction: Once Around Series: Pack O Game (Perplext)

Players

2-4

Play time

Not listed

Age

10+

Complexity

2/5

Rating

6.28

Harder to teach Highly interactive Deep strategy

Overview

At a glance

Is this game right for my group?

ABG editorial scores on a 1–5 scale.

Teachability 2.3/5

Harder to teach

Replay value 4.0/5

High replayability

Interaction 3.7/5

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?

Players are jewel collectors in this tense auction game of asset leverage and wit. In the end, the player who is most effective with his money and cunning in his collecting, will amass the most prestigious and valuable jewel collection. Number 3 in the Pack O Game series.

Core mechanisms

Key systems that shape the decisions players make.

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Editions

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Game and edition data

All specifications (5)

Play and group

Players
2–4
Best with
2–4
Play time
15 min
Age
10+
Complexity
2.0/5
Credits and catalog connections

Credits

Designers

1
Chris Handy (I)

Publishers

1
Perplext

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