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2004 Ranked #18,350

Undercut

This auction set-collection game has players bid for Icehouse pieces while trying to finish with the lowest score. Winning the wrong lot creates matching sets that hurt you, so each auction asks whether taking fewer points is worth the bid.

Abstract Abstract Strategy Auction/Bidding Set Collection

Players

3-5

Play time

Not listed

Age

8+

Complexity

2.33/5

Rating

6.28

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 4.0/5

High replayability

Interaction 3.6/5

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?

Undercut is a game created using Icehouse Pieces. It's an auction game where the players score points based on sets of similar pieces, but the twist is that the player with the lowest score wins.

Core mechanisms

Key systems that shape the decisions players make.

Auction/Bidding

Bid against other players to determine who receives an item, action, or priority.
Set Collection

Gather related items that become more valuable when scored together.
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Undercut is a game created using Icehouse Pieces. It's an auction game where the players score points based on sets of similar pieces, but the twist is that the player with the lowest score wins. During each round, players are required to bid on a set of pieces, and it is desirable to win the auction on the set of pieces which most avoids matching pieces. Game System Icehouse Pieces

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Type

1
Abstract

Category

1
Abstract Strategy

Mechanism

2
Auction/Bidding Set Collection

Family

1
Components: Looney Pyramid Games

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Game and edition data

All specifications (5)

Play and group

Players
3–5
Best with
3–5
Play time
30 min
Age
8+
Complexity
2.3/5
Credits and catalog connections

Credits

Designers

1
Joseph Kisenwether

Publishers

1
(Web published)