Stick Collection

Stick Collection is a rather quirky auction game, where everyone is bidding on sticks of varying length. Your goal is to create a ‘staircase’ of sticks, each with a 5mm disparity in length, and you’ll score ten points for each step in that staircase. Or you can win instantly by claiming four sticks of identical length!

Players start with 100 money, which is tracked on a shared board, and a single stick in their hand. In each round a new stick is drawn from the box and everyone bids on it until all but one player has passed: the winner gets the stick, pays their money, and a new round begins. The catch is that each new stick is placed in the middle of the table (a small holder is provided!) and you have to judge the length by eye from where you’re sitting: with such a small difference in length between the sticks, this judgement is a pivotal part of the game.

Unless someone gets the instant win, the game will end as soon as any player has their ninth stick. Player sscore their sticks as described above, but will also score their current spot on the board as well, as cash now converts into points (up to a maximum of 22).

There’s a nice little quirk on the cash track too you can factor into your bidding: if a successful bid moves your marker into one of the blue sections (see pics) then it it gets shunted a short way back up the track!