Trash Pandas cover
2017BGG rank #2,992

Trash Pandas

by Lisa Eskue, Michael Eskue · Red Rook Games

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Players2–4
Time15–20m
ComplexityLight
Age8+

About the game

What is Trash Pandas?

In Trash Pandas, players are raucous raccoons, tipping over trash cans for food (and shiny objects). Players push their luck to acquire more cards, but must stash them in order for them to count as points at the end of the game. When the deck runs out, the game ends and players compare their stashes to see who has the majority for each card type and score points accordingly. The player with the most points wins! In more detail, on a turn the active player rolls a die in the hope of gaining the benefit of the roll result. With each roll, the player decides to keep rolling or stop and activate the dice results. However, with each additional roll, the odds of busting (getting a duplicate result) increase further and the player risks losing the progress they've made that round. When activating the dice results, the player will draw cards, steal cards from other players, and stash cards. Cards in hand may be used for their listed ability, but they count as points only when stashed. —description from the publisher

How it plays

Mechanics

Action RetrievalDice RollingHand ManagementPush Your LuckSet CollectionTake That

On the shelf

Categories

AnimalsCard GameDiceHumor

Questions players ask

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