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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. |
grasa_total
Doesn't wear its austerity on its sleeve the way No Thanks does, which I think is why it felt a little extra unfair to get stuck with a bad card. But once we started looking at one another's tableaus and guessing who was going to take what, a dizzy and tense game emerged. The odd card-cancelling mechanic still makes valuation unintuitive-- I didn't always know what I *hoped* would happen, whereas in No Thanks the consequences of someone getting a card are clear. On the other hand, there are no removed cards to gamble on the identities of-- everything will turn up, the only question is when. So um anyway, this is a lot like No Thanks but I think I like it more.
chriswray84
I wrote a full review at The Opinionated Gamers: https://opinionatedgamers.com/2018/02/09/smile-game-review-by-chris-wray/
Goatcabin
Fast and fun filler in the vein of Mogul/No Thanks!. It's a little more volatile than either, because if you ever have two cards of the same color, both are thrown out (and all of the high-point-scoring cards have color splotches), but this is a clever speculation game: you need to carefully weigh which card you want and balance that against the possibility that you won't get it. It's a game of cutting your losses. Really, really enjoy this one.