The Number

The Number, by Hisashi Hayashi and Repos Productions, is a bluffing party game for 3-5 players ages 8 and up and takes about 15 minutes to play.

Each turn, all players secretly write a number from 000 to 999 on their tile, then simultaneously reveal them. Writing a bigger number gives you more points, but it’s also a risky bet... since if you share a digit with any of the smaller numbers, you don’t gain any points! As turns progress, there are fewer possibilities, making each decision more strategic. After 2 rounds, the player with the highest score wins the game.