The Whatnot Cabinet cover
2021BGG rank #3,531

The Whatnot Cabinet

by Eduardo Baraf, Steve Finn, Keith Matejka · Pencil First Games, LLC

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Players1–4
Time20–30m
ComplexityLight
Age8+

About the game

What is The Whatnot Cabinet?

THE WHATNOT CABINET A Game of Rare, Unusual and Intriguing Objects CURIOUS COLLECTIONS Everyone enjoys discovering small, precious objects along beaches, trails, and the wilderness, but a special few have a knack for assembling those found objects into a curio collection. Leave your house, uncover intriguing objects, assemble them in your whatnot cabinet, and create a wonderful collection of curiosities. OBJECTIVE Collect tiny objects and score the most points by creating the best whatnot cabinet. Each round players travel away from home to find trinkets and doodads to add to their cabinets. As they do, they score curio points for sets of like objects, different, and various other unique setups. —description from the designer

How it plays

Mechanics

Open DraftingSet CollectionSolo / Solitaire GameTile Placement

On the shelf

Categories

Puzzle

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