Table feel
Lascaux has a moderate level of direct confrontation and strategic depth in confrontation. Players need to frequently pay attention to and react to others' strategies and turns. However, there is less emphasis on cooperation in the game.
Lascaux
Players
3-5
Time
?-?
Age
8+
Weight
1.57
Rating
6.35
Fit
Teach
2.3
Teaching signal
Replay
4.0
High replayability
Interaction
3.7
Highly interactive
Scaling
4.0
Scales well
Strategy
4.5
Deep strategy
Control
3.5
More strategic control
Replay value
Lascaux has a high replayability score due to its high variability gameboard, expansions available, strategic depth, scalability, and moderate easiness to learn. The game offers different experiences each time it is played, with the potential for new tactics and strategies to be discovered. The presence of expansions adds new content and gameplay elements, enhancing the replay value. The game adapts well to different player counts without compromising its appeal or balance. While it may take some time to learn, it offers a rewarding and engaging experience.
Luck profile
Lascaux has a moderate level of randomness impact, with random elements playing a notable but not exclusive role in determining the game outcome. However, players have substantial ability to mitigate the effects of luck through strategic decisions and planning. The game relies more on player strategy and decisions, with luck playing a minor role in the overall outcome.
Overview
Lascaux is a game about the French caves containing animal paintings; discovered in 1940 by four teenagers. This auction game is based on the bidding mechanism of Michael Schacht's Mogul also implemented in No Thanks! The deck consists of 54 cards each representing one of six animals and a combination of two colors. At the beginning of a round, cards are turned face up until all six colors are showing or seven cards are face up. All players secretly decide which color cards they hope to win at the end of the round. On their turn, players bid by placing a stone on the table. If a player passes, he picks up all the stones currently on the table and places his token on top of the token pile. The last player remaining grabs all the cards of the color he had chosen earlier in the round. The second to last player, whose token now sits at the top of the token pile, then picks up all the cards of his chosen color if any cards of that color are left. The same process is repeated for each player when their token is at the top of the token pile. The game ends when all the cards of the deck have been claimed. Players then earn points for each animal for which they have majority. Components: 54 cards, 50 stones, 30 markers, rules. Released: Essen 2007.
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Credits
Designers
2
Dominique Ehrhard
Michel Lalet
Artists
1
Harald Lieske
Publishers
4
Albi
Kaissa Chess & Games
Mayfair Games
Phalanx Games B.V.