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2015 Ranked #21,333

Panda Head

A trick-taking card game has players try to score as few points as possible in order to keep their panda awake. Every unwanted point brings greater drowsiness, creating tension between winning tricks and avoiding their consequences.

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Players

2-5

Play time

10-20 min

Age

7+

Complexity

1.2/5

Rating

5.53

Harder to teach Highly interactive Deep strategy

Overview

At a glance

Is this game right for my group?

ABG editorial scores on a 1–5 scale.

Teachability 2.3/5

Harder to teach

Replay value 3.9/5

High replayability

Interaction 3.8/5

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?

Description from the publisher: What's not to love about pandas?! Panda Head is a trick-taking card game in which the winning panda is the one who stays awake the longest by scoring the fewest points.

Core mechanisms

Key systems that shape the decisions players make.

Trick-taking

Play one card each and award the trick according to suit and rank rules.
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Description from the publisher: What's not to love about pandas?! Panda Head is a trick-taking card game in which the winning panda is the one who stays awake the longest by scoring the fewest points. That's right: Points are bad! The more points you score, the drowsier you get, and you don't want to end up a pooped panda. Don't be bamboozled!

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Category

1
Card Game

Mechanism

1
Trick-taking

Family

1
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Game and edition data

All specifications (5)

Play and group

Players
2–5
Best with
2
Play time
10–20 min
Age
7+
Complexity
1.2/5
Credits and catalog connections

Credits

Designers

2
Aaron Weissblum Norman Woods

Publishers

1
R&R Games

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