Shanghai (1997)

About this game

Players bid for the right to choose which of three locations the marker will go. Once there, any of the players can score by having a corresponding card for that location. Things are complicated by the fact that player payouts for using a card vary through the use of a clock-type mechanism. The goal of the game is to score enough points to overtake a non-player scoring token that advances throughout the game. Awards 1997 Vuoden Perhepeli Re-implements: Holiday

Does it fit your group?

• Group size. Works with 3 to 6.
• Rules load. At 1.7/5 this is a light game — explain it in a few minutes, good for a table that has not played much.
• Age. The publisher suggests 12 and up. That rates the rules rather than the artwork, so judge the box yourself for younger players.