- BGG rank
- BGG #27,080
- BGG rating
- 5.7
"Oh My God! There's An Axe In My Head." The Game of International Diplomacy
- 2–6 players
- 60 min
- Complexity 2.2/5
- 2014
- BGG rank
- BGG #20,913
- BGG rating
- 6.2
Yukon Salon
2021
Rules assistance for Yukon Salon
Plain-language explanations of turns, card effects and disputed situations, with official source references and saved question history.
- 2–4 players
- 10–15 min
- 10+
- Complexity 1.8/5
For 2 players
Rules assistant for Yukon Salon
What would you like to know?
Answers come from the official rulebook, with the page to check.
Yukon Salon is a board game released in 2021 for 2–4 players, 10–15 minutes per game, and ages 10 and up. It was designed by David Fooden and its main mechanics are Set Collection, Push Your Luck, and Dice Rolling.
Similar games
- BGG rank
- BGG #8,177
- BGG rating
- 6.2
Donner Dinner Party
- 4–10 players
- 30–60 min
- Complexity 1.3/5
- 2017
- BGG rank
- BGG #17,119
- BGG rating
- 7.3
BARPIG: After Hours
- 3–7 players
- 30–75 min
- 2019
- BGG rank
- BGG #2,025
- BGG rating
- 6.6
CV
- 2–4 players
- 60 min
- Complexity 1.8/5
- 2013
- BGG rank
- BGG #3,037
- BGG rating
- 6.5
Trash Pandas
- 2–4 players
- 15–20 min
- Complexity 1.4/5
- 2017
- BGG rank
- BGG #15,014
- BGG rating
- 7.6
HEXplore It: The Mountains of Godai
- 1–4 players
- 180–360 min
- Complexity 4.8/5
- 2025
- BGG rank
- BGG #4,396
- BGG rating
- 6.4
Marrying Mr. Darcy
- 2–6 players
- 30–60 min
- Complexity 1.4/5
- 2014
- BGG rank
- BGG #16,208
- BGG rating
- 6.3
BARPIG
- 3–7 players
- 30–60 min
- Complexity 1.5/5
- 2017
- BGG rank
- BGG #65
- BGG rating
- 8.7
Oathsworn: Into the Deepwood
- 1–4 players
- 30–90 min
- Complexity 3.7/5
- 2022
- BGG rank
- BGG #1,593
- BGG rating
- 7.3
Escape the Dark Castle
- 1–4 players
- 20–45 min
- Complexity 1.2/5
- 2017
- BGG rank
- BGG #2,365
- BGG rating
- 7.5
Escape the Dark Sector
- 1–4 players
- 20–60 min
- Complexity 2.1/5
- 2020
- BGG rank
- BGG #3,381
- BGG rating
- 7.5
Spire's End: Hildegard
- 1–2 players
- 30–180 min
- Complexity 1.7/5
- 2022
About the game
Welcome to your new career as a stylist at the Yukon Salon! Your clients are grizzly bears and lumberjacks. They need the prettiest hairdos and wildest beards — or the wildest hairdos and prettiest beards — that the great frozen north has ever seen. Yukon Salon is a creative, fast-paced card game for 2-4 players competing to be the best stylist in the Yukon. Match each style in your repertoire to just the right client — Any style can become a hairdo or beard! Roll dice to attempt a style — each combination has its own difficulty and rewards. Earn abilities to help attempt riskier styles on more difficult clients. Sway the clients into choosing your style by making outrageous claims as necessary to keep them from walking out.
Designers
Publishers
- Atlas Games
Questions and answers
Yukon Salon supports 2–4 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 listed playing time for Yukon Salon is 10–15 minutes. This is the publisher’s estimate for a full game. The actual duration depends on the group, the player count and familiarity with the rules: first sessions usually run longer, while experienced groups often finish faster. Setup and teaching time are not included in this estimate.
The catalogue lists Yukon Salon for ages 10 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.
Yukon Salon has a complexity rating of 1.8 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.
Yukon Salon belongs to these categories: Card Game, Humor, and Dice. Its main mechanics are Set Collection, Push Your Luck, and Dice Rolling. 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 Yukon Salon are: David Fooden. 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 Yukon Salon 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.