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2002 Ranked #19,990

Junk Yard

Play suited cards to win tricks and manage timing.

Abstract Abstract Strategy Enclosure Trick-taking

Players

2-6

Play time

Not listed

Age

9+

Complexity

2.5/5

Rating

5.95

Harder to teach Highly interactive Deep strategy

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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?

Throw a set of dominoes, a deck of cards, and a game board into a trash bag. Shake it up really well then dump it onto the table.

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Throw a set of dominoes, a deck of cards, and a game board into a trash bag. Shake it up really well then dump it onto the table. Since you will still only have a jumbled set of dominoes, cards and a board, you should try the Junk Yard of games contained in this bag instead. We have taken come of the best features of cards games like taking tricks, passing cards you don't like to another player and trumping your opponent's clever play. We've added the great things about dominoes like standing them up in front of you instead of having to hold a deck of cards, stacking them up, knocking them down, and the solid thunk one makes when you play it on the table with authority. Add a board (well, actually a bag with a board printed on it) to play these games on and make your tiles look better than most other trash and you have Junk Yard and other Trick-Taking Tile-Laying Board Games.

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Play and group

Players
2–6
Best with
2–6
Play time
60 min
Age
9+
Complexity
2.5/5
Credits and catalog connections

Credits

Designers

1
Alan D. Ernstein

Publishers

1
Hangman Games

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