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1990 Ranked #1,923

Hoity Toity

Bluffing and set-collection game where English nobles pursue art, auctions, and high-society status. Players may act as respectable collectors or audacious thieves, making every trip a choice between reputation and a lucrative risk.

Family Games Bluffing Rock-Paper-Scissors Set Collection Admin: Better Description Needed!

Players

2-5

Play time

Not listed

Age

12+

Complexity

1.87/5

Rating

6.52

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 4.0/5

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?

What do bored English noblemen do with their free time? Well, according to this Spiel des Jahres (1990) winner by Klaus Teuber, they like collecting old junk and then showing it off.

Core mechanisms

Key systems that shape the decisions players make.

Set Collection

Gather related items that become more valuable when scored together.
Simultaneous Action Selection

Choose actions secretly or concurrently before revealing them together.
Rock-Paper-Scissors

Resolve choices through a circular set of strengths and weaknesses.
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What do bored English noblemen do with their free time? Well, according to this Spiel des Jahres (1990) winner by Klaus Teuber, they like collecting old junk and then showing it off. Players buy or steal various pieces of junk in the form of cards, trying to form the largest and oldest collection. Built on a 'rock-paper-scissors' mechanism, this game gives all players a couple of choices each turn. The trick is in guessing what your opponents are likely to do, and planning your choice accordingly—only after everyone's decision is revealed do you know for certain whether you made the right one. Note: Hoity Toity (Uberplay, 2004) is for 3 to 6 players. Spionage! (G&RRR, 1992) is for 2 to 5 players

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Type

1
Family Games

Category

1
Bluffing

Mechanism

3
Set Collection Simultaneous Action Selection Rock-Paper-Scissors

Family

2
Admin: Better Description Needed! Series: Alea Big Box

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Game and edition data

All specifications (5)

Play and group

Players
2–5
Best with
4
Play time
45 min
Age
12+
Complexity
1.9/5
Credits and catalog connections

Credits

Designers

1
Klaus Teuber

Artists

4
Leif Åbjörnsson Tanja Donner Ritva Hussain-Shahid Michaela Kienle

Publishers

1
alea

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