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Boomtown

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Published
2004
Reach
Niche
Players
3–5
Play time
30 min
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Main mechanics

  • Auction & bidding
  • Dice rolling
  • Set collection
  • Direct conflict
  • Auction & bidding: Value is set by what players are willing to pay.
  • Dice rolling: Dice create swing and force you to adapt.
  • Set collection: Scoring comes from completing the right combinations.
  • Direct conflict: Players attack each other head-on.
Full publisher description

There's gold in them thar hills! In Boomtown a game with auctions, dice, and fun/nasty action cards to play on opponents you start as a gold digger and try to end as a tycoon. To do this, you must first buy the best mining concessions, hoping to find gold veins. You can also try to become the Mayor of Whiskey River or San Narciso, in order to get a small cut on concessions sales, or build a saloon where lucky prospectors will spend their nuggets in moonshine whiskey. If business is really bad, you can still rely on bank or stagecoach hold-ups to reestablish you. A well placed stick of dynamite can also solve some minor problems. Piraci features the same gameplay as Boomtown , but with the players now sailing the waters instead of panning them.

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