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- BGG rating
- 6.1
Lowdown Dice Game
- 2–4 players
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Silicon Valley Startups
2018
Rules assistance for Silicon Valley Startups
Plain-language explanations of turns, card effects and disputed situations, with official source references and saved question history.
- 3–10 players
- 14+
- Complexity 1.0/5
Rules assistant for Silicon Valley Startups
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Silicon Valley Startups is a board game released in 2018 for 3–10 players and ages 14 and up. It was designed by Emmorie Jossie and its main mechanics are Acting, Voting, and Open Drafting.
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About the game
In the party game Silicon Valley Startups, you receive an absurd startup company by luck of the draw, then need to get creative to secure funding. To get your company, draw a company name card that gives you guidelines to follow when creating that name, then draw a target user card and an industry card. Create a product in that industry for that user that would be created by your company, then start pitching the investor to secure backing over other business dreamer wannabes. Watch out, though, because to reflect the reality of high-pressure situations in venture capitalist pitches, the investor might pull a "Hot Trend" card, forcing players to pivot and explain how drones factor into their business plan...
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- Mattel, Inc.
Questions and answers
Silicon Valley Startups supports 3–10 players according to the catalogue. This range comes from the publisher’s listed player count, so the game can be set up for any group size within it. Some setups, rules and scoring details may still vary by player count, so check your edition’s rulebook for the exact configuration.
The catalogue lists Silicon Valley Startups for ages 14 and up. This is the publisher’s recommendation and reflects reading demands, rule complexity and small components rather than theme alone. Younger players can often join with help from an adult, so check the age guidance on your edition and consider your group’s experience with board games.
Silicon Valley Startups has a complexity rating of 1.0 out of 5 from BoardGameGeek players, which makes it a light game. The rating reflects how much rules knowledge, planning and decision-making a typical game demands. Expect a longer first teach for heavier games, and use a preparation guide before game night.
Silicon Valley Startups belongs to these categories: Card Game, Party Game, and Bluffing. Its main mechanics are Acting, Voting, and Open Drafting. Categories describe the theme and setting of a game, while mechanics describe what players actually do on their turns. Each mechanic links to a catalogue hub with similar games, which helps when you want something comparable.
The credited designers of Silicon Valley Startups are: Emmorie Jossie. These credits come from the published game data and name the people responsible for the game’s design, not its illustrators or publishers. Designer pages on MeepleRules collect other titles by the same designers, which helps when you enjoy a game and want to find similar ones.
The catalogue lists Silicon Valley Startups as a base game. It can be played on its own with the components in the box and does not require any other title. Expansions, if any exist, add new content or rules on top of it and are listed separately in the catalogue with a link back to this base game.