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Rapscallion box art
2008 Ranked #17,040

Rapscallion

A poker bidding game has players compete for the best hand while sacrificing won cards to gain stronger bidding tools. Multiple scoring criteria reward hand quality and timing until someone reaches the target total.

Card Game Auction/Bidding Traditional Card Games: Poker

Players

2-6

Play time

Not listed

Age

8+

Complexity

1.83/5

Rating

6.00

Harder to teach Highly interactive Deep strategy

Overview

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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?

In Rapscallion, players vie for the best poker hand by bidding for playing cards using unique bidding cards and powerful Rapscallions. During each hand, players obtain more powerful bidding cards by giving up playing cards already won.

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In Rapscallion, players vie for the best poker hand by bidding for playing cards using unique bidding cards and powerful Rapscallions. During each hand, players obtain more powerful bidding cards by giving up playing cards already won. Points are given for the best hand, certain types of hands, and for other criteria, until one player reaches 100 points.

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Play and group

Players
2–6
Best with
2–6
Play time
45 min
Age
8+
Complexity
1.8/5
Credits and catalog connections

Credits

Designers

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Ted Alspach

Publishers

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Bézier Games

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