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Pow Wow<\/a><\/h2>\n

reviewed by Aaron Haag<\/p>\n

If you read our session reports regularly you will have noticed that “Liars Dice” or
\n“Bluff” as it is called in Germany, is one of the games we play very often to close an
\nevening of gaming. Short bluffing games like this are perfect to end a session of serious
\ngaming.<\/p>\n

At Essen 2003 Kidult released “Coyote” by Spartaco Albertarelli. “Coyote” is
\na card based bluffing game which at the time was somewhat overlooked maybe because of its rather
\nchildren game looks and some problems with the production quality. This year, Ravensburger
\nre-released “Coyote” with improved material, some rule enhancements and a new name:
\n“Pow Wow”.<\/p>\n

The game contains headbands for eight players, a set of cards with a positive or negative number
\nbetween -5 and +10 printed on them, some special cards and three special option chits per player.
\nThe “cards” come shaped as feathers, which helps in creating a relaxed party atmosphere
\nbut pose some handling problems when shuffling.<\/p>\n

Players get dealt a single feather, which they place behind their headband without looking at
\nthe feather’s value. Thereby, players can see the values of all players except their own; a
\nreversal of the mechanic used in “Liars Dice”, where you know your own dice rolls but not
\nthe ones of the other players. The task is the same: get as close as possible but not above the sum
\nof all feather values. As in “Liars Dice” players have the option to either raise the
\nvalue quoted by the previous player or doubt it. In case a player doubts the sum stated by the
\nprevious player two outcomes are possible:<\/p>\n