Vegas Showdown cover
2005BGG rank #935

Vegas Showdown

by Henry Stern · Avalon Hill

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Players3–5
Time75m
ComplexityMedium-Light
Age12+

About the game

What is Vegas Showdown?

Players compete to build the most famous hotel/casino. Room tiles representing slot machines, lounges, restaurants, and other casino-related places appear on a central board and the players hold auctions to win the rights to have those rooms in their building, garnering them income, population, or fame. Bidding wars escalate, values fluctuate, and designers renovate until finally the hotel/casinos are put to the test to determine whose garners the most fame.

How it plays

Mechanics

Auction / BiddingAuction: DutchAuction: Fixed PlacementIncomeNetwork and Route BuildingTile Placement

On the shelf

Categories

Economic

Questions players ask

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