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Smile
30m
2 - 5 Players
Ages 8+
Description from the publisher:
Night is falling and your tamed critters have somehow escaped their enclosure! Head into the forest and tempt them back with juicy lightning bugs in Smile, a game of gathering cute creatures for three to five players.
In every game of Smile, you and your fellow players attempt to lure your critters back by taking turns placing fireflies on their cards one at a time. But be careful! Wild critters are equally enamored with your fireflies, but will give you negative points. Wisely spend your fireflies to attract the best critters while saving enough to bid in future rounds. Just remember: In the end, you’ll be surrounded by a collection of cute smiling creatures — for better or worse!
| Ages | 8+ |
|---|---|
| Players | 2 Players, 3 Players, 4 Players, 5 Players |
| Play Time | 30m |
| Designer | Michael Schacht |
| Theme | Card Game |
| Publisher | Z-Man Games, Inc. |
Legomancer
No Thanks! is a clever game that unfortunately has a single trick. Once you know that trick, you're just kind of waiting for something else to happen which never really does. That's why there are a number of games that bill themselves as "Like No Thanks!, except also..." The also here is an interesting set anti-collection. Cards have colors to them, and if at any time you get two of the same color, both are discarded. This is great if it helps you get rid of a -5, not so good if you'll have to get rid of a 4. There are multiple cards out at a time, so there's an extra element of trying to stay in or duck out strategically. It's a nice variant. Currently my fave game in the No Thanks Except Also genre is probably Lascaux, but this is a pretty good one as well. I don't know why it's called "Smile".
jimgrant
My group seemed to like this less than I did. With relatively few currency beads, people seemed to feel stuck in situations they couldn't improve.
axelian73
Quick multilingual review as originally posted on my public https://www.instagram.com/p/BsvD6YLh4ON/ ?? Un jeu plus méchant qu’il n’en a l’air avec ses lucioles…il nous aura davantage plu entre adultes chafouins qu’en famille : vous forcez parfois les autres à prendre des cartes pourries, vous les bloquez en prenant la carte juste avant leur tour…presque un jeu d’enfoirés déguisé en jeu d’enchères : on paye pour ne pas prendre une carte. Différence avec Non Merci : 2 cartes de couleurs identiques s’annulent illico même si elles étaient excellentes. Collusions et autres fourberies sont bien là. L’interaction est indirecte, on regarde souvent les cartes déjà acquises ailleurs pour anticiper les actions. Au final, un jeu qui manque peut-être son vrai public par son bel habillage mais trop enfantin ! ??-?? Smile is a nice looking lightweight auction game for 3-5 players. In my opinion it’s not a kid game : you can mess opponents with indirect interaction, force them to take cards they don’t want…we tried several times with different children it was really so-so. Played better with adult boardgamers. Bid to pass mechanism was known in No Thanks but it differs on this key point :if you get 2 cards with the same color they are discarded ! This makes cards real values quite unpredictable and rounds often hazardous. Game lasts 10 rounds. Scoring is easy as many cards get discarded…and unused fireflies almost count for nothing. Well, not a bad game but i think my old awful looking Geschenkt was maybe more tactical or family friendly. Advice : avoid playing with a child on your right…almost sure you’ll lose ??? Smile es un juego que tiene una mecanica principal conocida : subastar para pasar…o recoger una carta. En su torno el jugador activo podrá poner una de sus luciérnagas sobre la carta de menor valor sobre la mesa o coger una criatura con al menos una luciérnaga sobre su carta. Solo se recoge 1 carta en cada de las 10 rondas. Y si tienes dos cartas con el mismo color se descartan ambas cartas. Con interacción indirecta puedes fastidiar a otros y por eso me parece que no es un juego para niños, lo preferimos con jugadores adultos !