Start with a push mower and a
dream….
dream….
Classification Family Card Game
Mechanics Simultaneous Action Selection, Bidding, Hand Management
Publication Mayday Games, 2016
Ages 10+
Time 45
Players 1 – 6
Description
Mow Money is a game to determine which players has the best reputation
for lawn mowing in the community. Contracts equal to the number of players will
be placed out for bid each turn. Each
player will be able to bid on 2 contracts or bid on 1 contract and choose to do
an odd job for money. All bids use 3
types of bid cards: Basic, Medium, and Advanced. All players simultaneously and secretly place
their bids including any odd job cards and the tile corresponding to the
contract they are bidding on face down in their play area. All bids are then revealed. Any contracts receiving multiple bids is
awarded to the player who placed the lowest bid. Contracts are the main source of victory
points so competition will be fierce for lucrative contracts.
for lawn mowing in the community. Contracts equal to the number of players will
be placed out for bid each turn. Each
player will be able to bid on 2 contracts or bid on 1 contract and choose to do
an odd job for money. All bids use 3
types of bid cards: Basic, Medium, and Advanced. All players simultaneously and secretly place
their bids including any odd job cards and the tile corresponding to the
contract they are bidding on face down in their play area. All bids are then revealed. Any contracts receiving multiple bids is
awarded to the player who placed the lowest bid. Contracts are the main source of victory
points so competition will be fierce for lucrative contracts.
For each contract receiving
a bid, the player winning it collects the contract, victory points and the cash
associated with it. Contract winners
must then discard the bid cards they used to secure the contract while players who lost out on any contracts return
their bid cards back to their hand.
Anyone who played odd job cards receives cash. At the start of each round players may buy
additional bid cards and/or upgraded lawn mowers. Bid cards must be bought with the lawnmower
that corresponds to the bid cards. A
basic Sod Snipper will only get you Basic bid cards valued from $1 to $3 while
a Gas Guzzling mower in your fleet can get you Advanced bid cards valued from
$3 to $5. Players start with a Basic Sod
Snipper. Low end contracts can be won
with a low end mower and low end bid cards.
More lucrative contracts will require bids with a better mower and more
advanced bid cards.
a bid, the player winning it collects the contract, victory points and the cash
associated with it. Contract winners
must then discard the bid cards they used to secure the contract while players who lost out on any contracts return
their bid cards back to their hand.
Anyone who played odd job cards receives cash. At the start of each round players may buy
additional bid cards and/or upgraded lawn mowers. Bid cards must be bought with the lawnmower
that corresponds to the bid cards. A
basic Sod Snipper will only get you Basic bid cards valued from $1 to $3 while
a Gas Guzzling mower in your fleet can get you Advanced bid cards valued from
$3 to $5. Players start with a Basic Sod
Snipper. Low end contracts can be won
with a low end mower and low end bid cards.
More lucrative contracts will require bids with a better mower and more
advanced bid cards.
The crux of the game
is to figure out who is going to bid on which contracts. Do you bid high on low end contracts, win,
and get lots of cash for a few points?
If there are high end contracts available, how low do you need to bid to
win that contract? Or, do you do a
series of odd jobs to build cash for a big push in future rounds? There is lots of room for messing with the
minds of your opponents. Each player
even has 3 bluff cards to place in their respective bids to conceal what it is
they are up to. The game ends when one
bid card stock is exhausted. The player
with the most points on the contracts they won will be the lawn mowing champion.
is to figure out who is going to bid on which contracts. Do you bid high on low end contracts, win,
and get lots of cash for a few points?
If there are high end contracts available, how low do you need to bid to
win that contract? Or, do you do a
series of odd jobs to build cash for a big push in future rounds? There is lots of room for messing with the
minds of your opponents. Each player
even has 3 bluff cards to place in their respective bids to conceal what it is
they are up to. The game ends when one
bid card stock is exhausted. The player
with the most points on the contracts they won will be the lawn mowing champion.
We have an open copy of Mow Money available in our Demo Games
Library for you come in and try.
Library for you come in and try.
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