Kuhhandel Master

Auction animals, bluff about prices and build herds in this expanded version of the classic cow-trading card game.

Designer: Rüdiger Koltze
Published by: (Self-Published)
Editions by: Ravensburger

Kuhhandel Master is a reimplementation of You're Bluffing!, known in Germany as Kuhhandel, and a stand-alone game rather than an expansion. You collect sets of animals through auctions and trading, and it plays with two to six players, one more at each end than the original's three to five. The new bits: a Rat that costs you points, pedigree cards that give bonus points for matching herds, and fresh auction rules for both. A 2009 card game of about an hour with bluffing and bidding, where you never quite know whether the other person is overpaying or tricking you.

Stand-alone reimplementation of You're Bluffing!New Rat animal and pedigree cardsTwo to six players

Who it's for

You like bidding, bluffing and trading, and want a version of the classic that works with two or up to six.

Not for you if…

You dislike table talk or want quiet, careful planning. The game depends on bluffing and haggling.

Vibe's take

Loud, bluff-heavy and a little cheeky. You bid, trade and deceive across the table, and a fair price is whatever you can talk someone into.