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2017 Ranked #4,281

Smile

This family game begins as night falls and tamed critters settle down. Gentle choices turn a quiet evening into a playful challenge.

Card Game Children's Game Auction/Bidding Closed Economy Auction

Players

3-5

Play time

Not listed

Age

8+

Complexity

1.11/5

Rating

6.60

Harder to teach Highly interactive Deep strategy

Overview

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ABG editorial scores on a 1–5 scale.

Teachability 2.4/5

Harder to teach

Replay value 3.9/5

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?

Description from the publisher: Night is falling and your tamed critters have somehow escaped their enclosure! Head into the forest and tempt them back with juicy lightning bugs in Smile, a game of gathering cute creatures for three to five players.

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Description from the publisher: Night is falling and your tamed critters have somehow escaped their enclosure! Head into the forest and tempt them back with juicy lightning bugs in Smile, a game of gathering cute creatures for three to five players. In every game of Smile, you and your fellow players attempt to lure your critters back by taking turns placing fireflies on their cards one at a time. But be careful! Wild critters are equally enamored with your fireflies, but will give you negative points. Wisely spend your fireflies to attract the best critters while saving enough to bid in future rounds. Just remember: In the end, you'll be surrounded by a collection of cute smiling creatures — for better or worse!

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Play and group

Players
3–5
Best with
3–5
Play time
30 min
Age
8+
Complexity
1.1/5
Credits and catalog connections

Credits

Designers

1
Michael Schacht

Artists

1
Atha Kanaani

Publishers

1
Z-Man Games

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