Symboletto

Description from the designer:

The game is a blind bidding game with a hint of bluffing. Each player has some money and a set of bidding cards which they use buy victory point cards with the twist that the used bidding cards will return for further use later on.

The game proceeds over several rounds, in which a) first a set of available victory point cards are revealed, then b) each player places their blind bid on each available victory point card and c) finally each victory point are resolved in order to see, which player will eventually get it.

The two (or more, if tied) players who placed the highest bids on a victory point card will have one change to raise their original bid and the player with the highest bid will get the victory point card. The winning playes pays his/her bid: the used bidding cards will be gone for some rounds (indicated by the victory point card) and used money will go the other player(s) in the duel.

In the end victory points are gained with a) victory points cards directly, b) money and c) suitable sets victory point cards. The player with the most points wins the game.