Table feel
Moderate level of interaction with a good balance between direct and strategic confrontation. Players need to pay attention to each other's actions frequently, but there is less emphasis on cooperation.
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Haggis
Haggis is a climbing game in the same family as Zheng Fen and Big Two. It borrows and recombines elements from its parent games - card combinations, bombs, scoring for cards in hand, scoring for cards collected in tricks - and it mixes in equally distributed wild cards and bettin...
Players
2-4
Time
?-?
Age
13+
Weight
2.11
Rating
6.99
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Moderate level of interaction with a good balance between direct and strategic confrontation. Players need to pay attention to each other's actions frequently, but there is less emphasis on cooperation.
Teach
2.3
Teaching signal
Replay
4.1
High replayability
Interaction
3.6
Highly interactive
Scaling
4.0
Scales well
Strategy
4.5
Deep strategy
Control
3.5
More strategic control
Replay value
Haggis has a high variability gameboard, with different experiences each time it is played. The availability of expansions adds to the replay value. The game offers deep strategic possibilities and allows players to improve their strategy over time. The player interaction score is moderate. Haggis scales well with different numbers of players without compromising its appeal or balance. It has a moderate easiness to learn score, making it accessible to a wide range of players. Overall, Haggis has a strong replayability score of 8.1.
Luck profile
Haggis has a moderate level of luck involved in the game. Random elements like card draws play a notable role in determining the outcome, but players have substantial ability to mitigate the effects of luck through strategic decisions and planning. The game relies on a balanced mix of luck and strategy, with player decisions playing a significant role in the final outcome.
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Haggis is a climbing game in the same family as Zheng Fen and Big Two. It borrows and recombines elements from its parent games - card combinations, bombs, scoring for cards in hand, scoring for cards collected in tricks - and it mixes in equally distributed wild cards and betting that you'll be the first to empty your hand of cards.
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Designers
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Sean Ross (I)
Artists
3
Luis Francisco
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Gary Simpson
Publishers
1
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