Auction

The Vampire, The Elf, & The Cthulhu

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J.- Night, almost total darkness. Only rarely the pale glow of the moon could find space between the thick clouds to slightly illuminate the landscape. But he had no need of the moon to locate his target, his eyes were able to see in the darkness better than anyone else.

Grade Level: 
Middle
High
Content Area: 
Other
Play Time: 
45 min.
The Vampire, The Elf, & The Cthulhu

City Hall

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City Hall sees players competing to become Mayor of New York City. They do this by attempting to be the most successful at both bringing people into the city as well as campaigning for the citizens' approval. Whoever best balances these two goals will win the election.

Grade Level: 
High
Content Area: 
Social Studies
Play Time: 
90 min.
City Hall

Dread Curse

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A pirate lives on skill, guile and fortune's fair eye, dreading the day his luck finally runs dry.
 Before ye lies a sack of sixty golden doubloons – a king's ransom and a good day's haul.

Grade Level: 
Middle
High
Content Area: 
Other
Play Time: 
30 min.
Dread Curse

Going, Going, GONE!

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Can you keep calm while bids are rising? Experience the exhilaration of real life auctions!

Grade Level: 
Middle
High
Content Area: 
Business/Technology
Play Time: 
20 min.
Going, Going, GONE!

Colosseum

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In Colosseum you are a Roman impresario - producing great spectacles in your arena in the hope of attracting the most spectators to your events. You'll earn wealth and glory for each event you run, using it to build ever more ambitious events.

Grade Level: 
Middle
Content Area: 
Social Studies
Play Time: 
90 min.
Colosseum

El Grande

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The players are the Grandes in old Spain. Each wants to increase his influence at the court and in the regions. Each turn, the players choose from 5 actions, different on each turn. But first choice goes to the player who plays the highest priority card and you have only 13 for the game.

Grade Level: 
High
Play Time: 
90 min.
El Grande

Modern Art

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Buy your way to fame & fortune with Modern Art, the high stakes gallery auction game.

Grade Level: 
High
Content Area: 
Math
Business/Technology
Play Time: 
60 min.
Modern Art

High Society

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In Reiner Knizia's High Society, players bid against each other to acquire the various trappings of wealth (positive-number and multiplier cards) while avoiding its pitfalls (negative number and divisor cards).

Grade Level: 
Middle
High
Content Area: 
Math
Play Time: 
20 min.
High Society

Masters Gallery

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In Masters Gallery, the players are art critics and gallery owners. All have their own favorite artist in this pantheon of greats—or at least they do until the game begins. Tastes and opinions about each artist’s value change constantly in the world of Old Masters art.

Grade Level: 
Middle
High
Content Area: 
Math
Fine Arts
Play Time: 
30 min.
Masters Gallery

Bausack

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There are five variations on how to play. The goal in all of them is to build a tower. The bag contains very different wooden pieces (i.e. an ashlar, an egg, a ring, a fir tree etc.) as well as a sack of beans for the "auction variation" of the game.

Grade Level: 
Middle
High
Content Area: 
Science
Play Time: 
30 min.
Bausack

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