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Model: 892104001119
Players: 3 - 6
Ages: 12 and up
Manufacturer: Wiggity Bang Games
As the absolute, supreme ruler of a disorderly land on the very edge of chaos, QUAO sees to it that attempts at democracy are futile. Only QUAO (pronounced 'cow') knows the rules, and she runs the show deciding when the rules are broken and if punishment should be meted out. Each player is dealt five cards and has the chance to discard one of them during each turn. The player that successfully completes and discards all the cards in their hand first, wins the round and becomes the high and mighty dictator, QUAO. Whoever wins the fifth and final round becomes the ultimate dictator and winner! QUAO comes with 127 cards in 5 categories.
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Reviewer: Hans Isaacson
Date Submitted: 08/01/2007
Quao and the Great Dalmuti on the surface have a bit in common. Both games have a "leader" who has advantages over the rest of the players, both games are played in a set number of rounds, at the end of each round the positions change, and the winner is the person who can play their last card before anyone else during the last round of the game. What makes Quao a better game in my opinion is that play is more dynamic. Dalmuti is mostly a trick taking game where the Great Dalmuti gives his/her 2 worst cards to the great peon, who has to give his/her 2 best cards to the Great Dalmuti at the beginning of round play. Quao is much more entertaining.
Each round, a secret rule is drawn by the Quao. Only the Quao (or dictator), knows what it is and decides when to enforce it (at his/her sole discretion). Every secret rule has a text that the Quao must read as he/she enforces a secret rule. It offers the player in violation an obscure clue as to what they did wrong. Most rules, when violated, result in drawing more cards. A new round of play adds an additional secret rule--leaving more rules for players to be wary of and more rules for the Quao to enforce. If the Quao is unseated during a round, the old secret rules are transferred to the new Quao.
How players use the cards in their hands dictate play. Most cards are played in turn, but JoQuer cards, which allow players the chance to avoid a penalty, are played as needed. Bully-Q cards instill additional rules on a target player. If the rule is violated, a penalty of a draw card is inflicted on the negligent player. Bully-Q cards are discarded at the end of a round. Cheata cards give specific instructions. Typically, they allow players to cheat in specified manner or to mess with other players. JaQuas when played make players reveal information about themselves (i.e. name something your mom told you not to do). Quak cards make the players perform. These cards range from making a statement by filling in the blanks to challenging someone to a thumb war to saying "Where's the bathroom?" in a foreign language. If a player fails the requirement of any card, the Quao can make the offending player draw a card.
Quao a great party game for any small group (3-6) players and is also a perfect card game for anyone who likes the flavor of classics like the Great Dalmuti, Guillotine, and Fluxx. |
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Reviewer: nate grove
Date Submitted: 08/13/2007
Do you enjoy seeing other’s fail to remember a rule and thus be penalized for it? Sure! We all do, so long as the rule isn’t modeled after King Hammurabi. In this game only the dictator, the Quao, knows the ever-expanding rules of do’s and don’ts and players try to rid their hand of cards first to become the all-knowing Quao. One of the easiest to learn and fastest playing card games, Quao is another solid-gold offering from Wiggity Bang Games, the makers of Quelf. |
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