Bull in a China Shop: Action Cards
(2007)
Who is this game suitable for?
Suitable for ages 8 and up. You can play with 3 to 5 players.
For the pros among you, the following mechanics can be decisive: Open Drafting und Set Collection...
Game Data
| Average time to play: | 30 |
| Minimum age: | 8 |
| Number of players: | 3 - 5 |
| Publisher: | Spiele aus Timbuktu |
| Designers: | Michael Schacht |
| Artists: | Jessica R. E. Bethke, Hans-Jörg Brehm, Michael Schacht, Elisa Teague |
| Mechanics: | Open Drafting, Set Collection |
In this expansion, the Pass action is replaced with the Play an Action Card option.
There are several Action Cards available:
- Discard a bull card
- Discard a china card from the general display
- Draw a money card
- Exchange a china card you own with a china card from the general display
- Replace all bull cards with new ones
- Make the player to your right play
Play with the basic rules with the following additions.
Additional material:
14 action cards (6 sorts)
Preparation:
The pass cards are not needed, remove them from the game.
Shuffle the new action cards.
Each player gets two and keeps them secret from the others.
Make a draw pile from the rest.
Game play:
On each player’s turn, they may either:
Buy a china card
or
Take a bull card
or
Play an action card
Play an action card:
The player plays an action card (=> discard pile) and fulfills the action, if he likes.
Then the next player has his turn.
Action card pile exhausted:
Shuffle the discard pile and build a new draw pile.
Loose more than one china card:
The player gets the money card as usual and an additional action card from the draw pile, if available.
Alternative names:
Bull in a China Shop: Action Cards
Der Elefant im Porzellanladen: Aktionskarten
Last Updated: 2025-10-05 12:11:21 UTC
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