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Vault Wars

Game ID: GID0376046
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Description

Many heroes go forth to battle, but some never return; leaving behind their prized possessions. You'll be part of the bidding war for the vaults they left behind to gain valuable items -- each providing Gold, Victory Points or new abilities. Outbid your opponents, equip artifacts to gain new abilities and find the gear your up-and-coming heroes are looking for to be victorious in Vault Wars.

Players will take turns as an Auction Master, leading a cut-throat bidding war to selling off Vaults full of items to the other players.

Each Vault provides a unique experience, introducing new ways for the players to bid.
No player quite knows everything that's in a Vault, and there's lots of junk to fool your opponents into bidding on.
Between auctions, players may sell off their items to gain Gold, or save them for Victory Points -- paying storage fees to keep them around.
Collect gems for massive Victory Points, Weapons to gain lots of Gold, or rare Artifacts to gain powerful abilities.
Each player has up-and-coming heroes who are looking specific items, giving out bonus victory points (but try to keep that a secret from your opponents).

The player with the most victory points after all the auctions will be the winner!

Vault Wars is a bidding and bluffing game for 3-5 player that plays in less than an hour.

Year Published
2015
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Video IVAhcDxxi-o Board Game Coffee general_discussion at 7:30 sentiment: positive
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Overall sentiment (raw)
positive
Pros
  • clever auction dynamics
  • family-friendly entry into heavier games
Cons
  • thematic cohesion can be loose
  • not as deep as other heavy titles
Thematic elements
  • vaults, survival, competition
  • post-apocalyptic vault-clearing and competition
  • competitive with a light, humorous tone
Comparison games
  • Bohnanza
  • Munchkin
Mechanics (from transcript analysis)
  • auction/bidding — players bid to claim valuable vault pieces
  • set collection — collect vault pieces to complete sets and score points
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  • Spirit Island is a fabulous game... it's fantastic
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  • I would play that anytime you brought it out
  • it's so freaking cool
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