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HOL’S DER GEIER
MICE OR VULTURES?
Already swooping across the world of games for a long time, the vultures have moved to a new aerie. The classic game from master designer Alex Randolph is this year given a new edition by Amigo.
In this game vultures are the symbols for negative numbers, mice are represent positive numbers. Each player holds an identical set of cards with values 1 to 15; the cards for which you play comprise 15 vulture cards with values between -5 and -1 and 10 mice cards with values from 1 to 10.
These Vulture and Mouse cards are shuffled and stacked face down. Now the first card is turned up, this is the prey that must be caught in this round. Each player decides how many points he is willing to risk to get this card, selects the corresponding card from his hand and puts it face-down on the table. When all cards are placed they are revealed at the same time. When the prey card of the round was a positive mouse card, the card goes to the player who played the highest card. When the prey card was a negative vulture card, the card is given to the player who chose the lowest card. In case of a tie in highest or lowest value played the card goes to the player with the next highest or lowest value. Cards played go out of the game, so you have an advantage if you can remember who did already play which cards.
At the end you add the values of all the mouse cards you won and deduct the total value of all vulture cards. If you managed to achieve the highest total you have won the game.
Yet and again fast, funny, good and a well-working combination of a little tactics, a bit of memory and a bit of luck, the ideal family game.
Players: 2-6
Age: 8+
Time: 20+
Designer: Alex Randolph
Artist: Björn Pertoft
Price: ca. 7 Euro
Publisher: Amigo Spiele 2011
Web: www.migo-spiele.de
Genre: Bidding game with cards
Users: For families
Version: de
Rules: de en fr it nl and others
In-game text: no
Comments:
New edition * new design * identical rules * still a fantastic family game
Compares to:
Hol’s der Geier in many other editions
Other editions:
Several, in many languages
Chance (pink): 1
Tactic (turquoise): 2
Creativity (dark blue): 0
Knowledge (yellow): 0
Memory (orange): 2
Communication (red): 0
Interaction (brown): 3
Dexterity (green): 0
Action (dark green): 0