Bao Wow Wow 2024

Bao (Pronounced Bow) Wow Wow is a game that was born out of a dare and brought to life during an epic road trip. In Bao Wow Wow, unleash the power of rhyme as you strategically play item cards (think Bao, Cow, Now, Mao, Tau, and Wow) to fulfill contracts and rack up points. But that's not all – dive into the thrill of completing both public and private objectives to boost your score even higher. With the perfect blend of planning, pushing your luck, and seizing opportunities, victory is within your grasp!

Bao Wow Wow is played through a series of turns until the end game is triggered. When the end game is triggered, all remaining players (except the one triggering the end) get one additional turn. Then proceed to final scoring.

On their turn, a player MUST choose 1 of 3 options:

Option 1: Take a card from the display: Choose any single card from the display and add it to your hand.

Option 2: Push your luck and draw a new card from the Item Deck: Draw new cards from the item deck one at a time if you don't bust. Busting occurs when a drawn item card is already in the display; in such cases, both cards go to the item discard pile AND your turn is immediately over AND you MAY NOT fulfill a contract. If you avoid busting, take all item cards from the display into your hand. You may stop drawing cards at any time when pushing your luck; but before busting.

Option 3: Take an Item Card and a Contract Card face down from their decks: Draw one Item Card and one Contract Card from their respective decks and add them to your hand. After taking any one of these 3 actions, you may then fulfill a contract

Completing a Contract: At the end of your turn (without busting), you may choose to complete a contract. Follow these steps: Discard cards from your hand that match each icon on the contract card. Place the completed contract card face up in front of you for all players to see. Take all remaining item cards in your hand and add them to the display. Item cards that are in your hand that are already in the display are placed in the discard pile instead. Players are allowed to complete only one contract per turn.

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