Sanity Test for Highest Bidder

73/100
Final Score
Minor question on card interaction; otherwise clear.
Completed September 17, 2016 by Peter Dast

Rules 61/80

Structure 9/9

Requirements 3/3

Good.

Introduction 2/3

Not needed for a basically themeless game.

Overview 2/3

Adequate.

Component List 2/5

How many of each card? How would I know if my set was complete?

Component Pictures 2/3

Setup 8/10

Setup Pictures 5/7

Not needed.

Game Play 10/15

Bidding 2 - a literal reading calls for us to place bid cards ON the card being auctioned. Replacing "on" with 'for' in "place all the cards they want to use on the current Point Card" would fix the problem, though it's not a serious issue. It would help to reiterate, after Bidding step 4 and in Last Round, that it's nine cards (eight for 5 players) dealt. Example would read more smoothly if the players were just named Amy, Brad, and Chuck. Showing the deck & cards they'll be bidding on would help. "All in" implies C plays all 9 of his cards, not 7. There's a 'be' in there with an extra 'e'. Special Cases - tie result should be discussed in the regular rule section. Random Card Effect explanation is confusing. Does this mean if the random card drawn is a Return to Hand card, the player MAY return the Random Card, if desired? The note in Return to Hand does not clarify this. The Random card I draw - does it go to my hand, or my bid? If it goes to my hand, why would I need to worry about returning it?

Game Play Pictures 5/7

Not needed.

End Point 5/6

I assume the player with the most points wins? Ties?

Overall Comprehension 3/4

Minor questions on card interactions.

Clarity 3/3

Presentation 2/2

Shop Presentation 12/20

Ad 2/3

Backdrop 1/1

Logo 1/1

Action Shots 4/5

Good, a game-in-progress layout would help.

Description 4/5

The card descriptions would be good to have in the rules, too. Though the Return to Hand card seems to imply more agency than the rules indicate - can I choose which card to return, or is it always the previous card I played? The description implies a much more situational use, not a planned use.

Video 0/5

No video!


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