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Good Face Bad Face

Good Face Bad Face is a deceptively simple card game. It’s all about pushing your luck and fooling your opponents. Each turn someone creates a mystery pile of cards from the ones in their hand and passes it round. When it comes to you, you can turn over the top one, or pass it on...

Players

2-5

Time

5-30

Age

8+

Weight

1.17

Rating

6.82

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The game Good Face Bad Face has a high level of direct confrontation and strategic depth in confrontation. Players need to be aware of and react to each other's strategies frequently. However, the level of cooperation required is relatively low.

Teach 2.4

Teaching signal

Replay 3.9

High replayability

Interaction 3.7

Highly interactive

Scaling 4.5

Scales well

Strategy 4.7

Deep strategy

Control 3.0

Luck-sensitive

Table feel

The game Good Face Bad Face has a high level of direct confrontation and strategic depth in confrontation. Players need to be aware of and react to each other's strategies frequently. However, the level of cooperation required is relatively low.

Replay value

Good Face Bad Face has a high replayability score due to its high variability gameboard, good scalability, deep strategic depth, and the presence of expansions. The game offers different experiences each time it is played, allows players to improve their strategy over time, and adapts well to different player counts without compromising its appeal or balance. While it may not be the easiest game to learn, it offers enough depth to keep players engaged and coming back for more.

Luck profile

The final luck score for Good Face Bad Face is 6, indicating a balanced mix of luck and strategy. Random elements have a notable but not exclusive impact on the game outcome, and players have substantial ability to mitigate randomness through strategic decisions and planning. The game outcome is primarily determined by player strategy and decisions, with luck playing a moderate role.

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Good Face Bad Face is a deceptively simple card game. It’s all about pushing your luck and fooling your opponents. Each turn someone creates a mystery pile of cards from the ones in their hand and passes it round. When it comes to you, you can turn over the top one, or pass it on. The aim is to lay four Good Faces in front of you, by turning over cards from the top of the pile — but beware! Turn over a Bad Face and it’ll chase all the Good Faces you were collecting away. So think again: do you turn over the top card, or pass the pile on? Good Face Bad Face is a high-stakes, bluffing game where you’ll have to watch the cards, push your luck and get into people’s heads in order to win. —description from the designer

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