Malabares ("PGC Presents" Title)
Malabares is a part of the "PGC Presents" line, a curated selection of games which are harder to find, recommended by us, or are the releases of a fellow independent publishing company or designer that we respect. "PGC Presents" is a project to help boost the signal of other creators that we love to support and think others might as well.
Malabares is a release from Brazilian Designer, Arthur Lacerda and Piquinim Games. Portland Game Collective has nothing to do with the release or production of this game. We stock this game in an effort to help a fellow game designer's, Arthur Larceda, get their releases to a wider audience.
***If you live in the UK/EU, purchase this game from Travel Games UK at: https://travel-games.co.uk/
Portland Game Collective and Travel Games have collaborated to fund an additional pressing of Malabares to help bring it to a wider audience. Your purchase of Malabares will also include:
1) Malabares: Quarto Malabarista - Promo/Mini-Expansion
2) Malabares: Cobográn Finale - Promo/Mini-Expansion
Please be aware, Malabares does not include English rules in the box.
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BoardGameGeek Page Description:
The year is 1922 and the famous Circo Alcibíades is bringing joy to the crowds in São Paulo. You are budding clowns looking to make a living through juggling, and the great clown Piolin is ready to teach you how to amaze the audience. Only one of you will be able to join the circus… and the show is about to begin!
Malabares is a 18-card micro trick-taking game inspired by juggling. Players start with cards in hand, and some cards begin on the table representing what it's "in the air". A trick goes by playing cards in a must-follow fashion, and the numbers determine the order of drafting for the "in the air" cards.
Players score depending of the circus card, that indicates if the show is going on day or night - knives score more during the day, torches at night. Players can also "shoot the moon" by performing the Piolin Move, getting a full hand of low-scoring cards.