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1995 Ranked #15,309

Wrott & Swindlers

This auction and bluff card game has antique dealers bid and deceive to collect the most valuable property sets. Point values decide the winner, so reading an opponents intentions matters as much as winning an item.

Bluffing Card Game Auction/Bidding

Players

3-6

Play time

Not listed

Age

?+

Complexity

1.8/5

Rating

6.56

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?

From the review: The game is a two part auction and bluff card game. The components are simply two packs of cards, a gavel, and the rules.

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From the review: The game is a two part auction and bluff card game. The components are simply two packs of cards, a gavel, and the rules. One pack of cards comprises twelve sets of four categories of antique properties. There are four antique clocks, four items of antique furniture, etc. Each set has a points value ranging fairly evenly from Furniture at 1000 to Miscellanea at 50. The points decide the winner but otherwise have no direct relationship to monetary value. This game is very close to Kuhhandel.

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Category

2

Mechanism

1

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All specifications (4)

Play and group

Players
3–6
Best with
2
Play time
90 min
Complexity
1.8/5
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Credits

Designers

1
Steve Doherty

Publishers

1
Ludis

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