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2024 Ranked #2,443

Lure

Bid fewer dice to cast first—or bring a bigger pool to land the prize. Every fish turns confidence, timing, and one lively roll into a story.

Animals Dice Auction / Bidding Contracts Dice Rolling

Players

2-5

Play time

15 min

Age

7+

Complexity

1.23/5

Rating

6.83

Easier to teach Highly interactive Light strategy

Overview

At a glance

Is this game right for my group?

ABG editorial scores on a 1–5 scale.

Teachability 4.8/5

Easier to teach

Replay value 4.0/5

High replayability

Interaction 4.0/5

Highly interactive

Player scaling 4.5/5

Scales well

Strategic depth 2.3/5

Light strategy

Player control 3.0/5

Luck-sensitive

Setup time About 3 min
Teach time About 5 min
Table footprint Small
Recommended edition Lure – Allplay English Edition (2024)
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How it plays

How does it play?

Secretly bid how many custom dice to roll, reveal together, let the boldest angler act first, and land fish by meeting each card’s exact catch requirements.

Core mechanisms

Key systems that shape the decisions players make.

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Lure is a quick fishing game built around one sharp decision: how many dice are you willing to risk? At the start of a round, players secretly choose a bid behind their screens. Fewer dice means an earlier turn, giving cautious anglers first access to the fish on display, while a larger pool improves the odds of meeting difficult target numbers and special catch requirements. In turn order, players choose a fish and roll. Beat its target without violating its conditions and the card joins your catch; miss and later players may still reel it in. Lure tokens and varied custom dice add tactical wrinkles without slowing the pace. Because everyone commits before seeing the other bids, the table talk, bluffing, and reveal matter as much as the roll. When the fish deck runs out, the angler with the most points wins.

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Editions

Language and publisher variants currently recorded in the catalog.

Edition Year Language Publisher / Region
Lure – Allplay English Edition (2024) 2024 English Allplay / US

Game and edition data

All specifications (17)

Play and group

Players
2–5
Play time
15 min
Age
7+
Complexity
1.2/5
App
None app

Practicalities

Setup time
About 3 min
Teach time
About 5 min
Teardown time
About 3 min
Table footprint
Small

Campaign and continuity

Group continuity
Flexible
Resettable
Fully Resettable

Edition and product

Recommended edition
Lure – Allplay English Edition (2024)
Language
English
Region
US
Availability
Current
Edition type
Standard
Current edition
Yes
Credits and catalog connections

Credits

Designers

1
Satoru Nakamura

Artists

2
Anca Gavril Daniel Profiri

Publishers

1
Allplay