What the Heck?

1988
Alex Randolph
BGG Geek Rating
6.0
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BGG Average Rating
6.5
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BGG Ranking
#2957
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Players
2-5
Weight
1.16/5.00
Playtime
20 min
Age
7+
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Available on multiple platforms

Board Game Arena BoardSpace

⚙️ Game Mechanics

How this game works - core systems and player actions

Auction: Sealed Bid Simultaneous Action Selection

📂 Categories

Card Game Animals

🎨 Artists

Björn Pertoft Frantz Rey Marek Bláha Th. A. Weiss Tobias Schweiger Wilfried Gebhard

🏢 Publishers

999 Games AMIGO asmodee Corfix Dal Negro F.X. Schmid Fractal Juegos Gigamic Korea Boardgames Mercurio Morapiaf Möbius Games Oliphante Otto Maier Verlag Ravensburger Waddingtons Winning Moves Games (USA)

📖 About This Game

Rarely is a game broken down to its barest elements like this one. Players are given an equal deck of bidding cards from one to fifteen. Each turn, a prize tile is randomly selected from a pool. A prize tile is worth either positive or negative points (from -5 to +10). Each player is attempting to gather the most positive points from these prizes. Players secretly select one of their remaining bidding cards and reveal them simultaneously. For positive prizes, the highest card gets the prize; For negative prizes, the lowest card is stuck with the prize. However, if two people play the highest (or lowest) card, they cancel each other out and the prize goes to the next in line. The highest total score after all fifteen prizes are awarded wins.