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2021 Ranked #3,093

The Whatnot Cabinet

Collection-building game where players search for tiny unusual objects and arrange them in a curio cabinet. Rare finds score through thoughtful grouping, so every discovery must add character to the collection while fitting its emerging display.

Family Games Puzzle Open Drafting Set Collection Players: Games with Solitaire Rules

Players

1-4

Play time

20-30 min

Age

8+

Complexity

1.77/5

Rating

7.23

Harder to teach Highly interactive Deep strategy

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ABG editorial scores on a 1–5 scale.

Teachability 2.4/5

Harder to teach

Replay value 4.0/5

High replayability

Interaction 3.7/5

Highly interactive

Player scaling 4.2/5

Scales well

Strategic depth 4.6/5

Deep strategy

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How it plays

How does it play?

THE WHATNOT CABINET A Game of Rare, Unusual and Intriguing Objects CURIOUS COLLECTIONS Everyone enjoys discovering small, precious objects along beaches, trails, and the wilderness, but a special few have a knack for assembling those found objects into a curio collection.

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THE WHATNOT CABINET A Game of Rare, Unusual and Intriguing Objects CURIOUS COLLECTIONS Everyone enjoys discovering small, precious objects along beaches, trails, and the wilderness, but a special few have a knack for assembling those found objects into a curio collection. Leave your house, uncover intriguing objects, assemble them in your whatnot cabinet, and create a wonderful collection of curiosities. OBJECTIVE Collect tiny objects and score the most points by creating the best whatnot cabinet. Each round players travel away from home to find trinkets and doodads to add to their cabinets. As they do, they score curio points for sets of like objects, different, and various other unique setups. —description from the designer

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Play and group

Players
1–4
Best with
1–4
Play time
20–30 min
Age
8+
Complexity
1.8/5
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Credits

Designers

3
Eduardo Baraf Steve Finn Keith Matejka

Artists

2
Kim Robinson Beth Sobel

Publishers

1
Pencil First Games, LLC

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