Cover Your Assets Grandpa Beck's Games from The Creators of Skull King | Easy to Learn and Outrageously Fun for Kids, Teens, & Adults | 2-6 Players Ages 7+

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I'm not sure what sort of lesson this teaches my kids about how wealth works, but maybe at least they'll get some practice with their addition. This part of the game can be quite boring and will take a little time if you have won a lot of challenges.

I will help you be the hero of the party, game night, or family gathering by helping you make simple, informed decisions on which board games, video games, and outdoor games to invest your valuable time and money. When you attempt to steal an asset from another player you place an asset matching the set you want to steal (or a wild) in front of the player you are challenging. I think, generally, that’s Grandpa Beck’s wheelhouse, so this is another solid title in that line, I’d argue. Either way, I’ve had fun with Cover Your Assets, and if you’re looking for a quick family game, you enjoy acquiring stolen wealth, or you’re just here for some take-that in a fun setting, this one might be for you!At the start of the game everyone is dealt a hand of four cards with the remaining cards forming a draw pile. Here, given that there’s a huge spread of cards in people’s hands and there are a lot more asset piles available, you’re going to see a lot of movement and a lot of theft. For this part of the review I will focus on the standard game and then I will discuss what is different with the lower player counts later on. After performing that action, you (and any other players who played cards during your turn) draw back up to four cards.

Sometimes that gold mine stack everyone’s had their eye on will be exposed at JUST the right time for you to swoop in and snatch it for the victory.But the perpendicular stacking of assets means we’re also eyeing each others’ assets below — in case they soon get freed up by the assets above them being taken. It’s totally possible that you just … can’t play any cards for the first few rounds if your luck is bad.

Right now they’re just kind of played straight, and that’s fine, but I’d love to see something a bit more whimsical. The stakes are high in this high-energy, competitive, and cut-throat, set-collection card game from Grandpa Beck’s Games! Hardcore Eurogamers probably won't care for it as much, but it plays pretty quickly so you might convince them to join in.The winner of the challenge then takes ALL of the cards used in the challenge and combines them with the original set of cards they fought over. Regardless of who wins, ALL the cards used in the challenge are added to the set, increasing its value and allure to other players. While there are some fun ones out there, I usually get tired of them quickly and replay value is low for me.