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Betting and Bluffing
OpenGames using
42
Median complexity
1.50
0–5
Median rating
6.16
bayes
Tabletop fit
0.608
weight-controlled
Definition
From BoardGameGeek
Players commit a stake of currency or resources to purchase a chance of winning everyone’s stake, based on some random outcome like being dealt a superior set of cards or rolling a higher number. Players typically have partial information about the overall game state, and may “bluff,” by representing through their in-game actions that they hold a stronger position than they do.
Top games using this mechanism
By BGG bayes rating, top 50.
| Game | Year | Rating | Wt | Time |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Blood on the Clocktower#68 | 2022 | 7.71 | 3.0 | 120m |
| Rising Sun#153 | 2018 | 7.45 | 3.3 | 120m |
| Magic: The Gathering#167 | 1993 | 7.41 | 3.3 | 20m |
| Camel Up (Second Edition)#265 | 2018 | 7.25 | 1.5 | 45m |
| Western Legends#285 | 2018 | 7.22 | 2.9 | 90m |
| Hot Streak#380 | 2025 | 7.11 | 1.2 | 20m |
| Spartacus: A Game of Blood and Treachery#505 | 2012 | 7.00 | 2.7 | 180m |
| Downforce#509 | 2017 | 6.99 | 1.7 | 40m |
| Stockpile#554 | 2015 | 6.95 | 2.1 | 45m |
| Sheriff of Nottingham#610 | 2014 | 6.91 | 1.7 | 60m |
| Camel Up#640 | 2014 | 6.88 | 1.5 | 30m |
| The Old King's Crown#846 | 2025 | 6.73 | 3.7 | 120m |
| Wizard#853 | 1984 | 6.73 | 1.7 | 45m |
| Wits & Wagers#858 | 2005 | 6.73 | 1.2 | 25m |
| Perudo#865 | 1800 | 6.72 | 1.2 | 30m |
| Celestia#979 | 2015 | 6.66 | 1.3 | 30m |
| Manila#1175 | 2005 | 6.56 | 2.0 | 60m |
| Winner's Circle#1199 | 2001 | 6.55 | 1.6 | 60m |
| Haggis#1209 | 2010 | 6.54 | 2.1 | 45m |
| Fauna#1234 | 2008 | 6.53 | 1.4 | 60m |
| Tales & Games: The Hare & the Tortoise#1311 | 2011 | 6.50 | 1.4 | 20m |
| Poker#1415 | 1810 | 6.46 | 2.4 | 60m |
| Colossal Arena#1468 | 1997 | 6.44 | 2.0 | 60m |
| Backgammon#1643 | -3000 | 6.38 | 2.0 | 30m |
| Welcome to the Dungeon#1657 | 2013 | 6.37 | 1.2 | 30m |
| Say Anything#1711 | 2008 | 6.35 | 1.1 | 30m |
| Junta#1864 | 1979 | 6.30 | 2.9 | 240m |
| Aladdin's Dragons#1893 | 2000 | 6.29 | 2.4 | 90m |
| The Red Dragon Inn 2#2008 | 2008 | 6.26 | 1.8 | 45m |
| Sluff Off!#2014 | 2003 | 6.25 | 1.9 | 30m |
| Doomtown: Reloaded#2053 | 2014 | 6.24 | 3.6 | 30m |
| Wits & Wagers Party#2097 | 2012 | 6.23 | 1.1 | 25m |
| The Red Dragon Inn#2118 | 2007 | 6.23 | 1.7 | 45m |
| Felicity: The Cat in the Sack#2162 | 2007 | 6.22 | 1.4 | 20m |
| You're Bluffing!#2292 | 1985 | 6.18 | 1.6 | 45m |
| The Boss#2309 | 2010 | 6.18 | 1.8 | 40m |
| Wits & Wagers Family#2315 | 2010 | 6.18 | 1.1 | 20m |
| The Red Dragon Inn 3#2323 | 2011 | 6.17 | 1.9 | 60m |
| Terra#2420 | 2014 | 6.15 | 1.5 | 45m |
| Riichi Mahjong#2490 | 1920 | 6.14 | 3.6 | 120m |
| Human Punishment: Social Deduction 2.0#2514 | 2018 | 6.13 | 2.6 | 90m |
| Timeline Challenge#2591 | 2015 | 6.11 | 1.3 | 30m |
| Long Shot#2687 | 2009 | 6.09 | 1.7 | 60m |
| Bohnanza: The Duel#2707 | 2016 | 6.09 | 2.0 | 45m |
| Horse Fever#2846 | 2009 | 6.06 | 2.4 | 90m |
| The Red Dragon Inn 5: The Character Trove#3028 | 2015 | 6.02 | 2.0 | 60m |
| Divinare#3074 | 2012 | 6.02 | 1.8 | 30m |
| Bezzerwizzer#3101 | 2007 | 6.01 | 1.5 | 45m |
| Circus Maximus#3115 | 1979 | 6.01 | 2.6 | 120m |
| Cloud 9#3278 | 1999 | 5.98 | 1.2 | 30m |
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