Reviews of Basari

BASARI, reprinted recently, is a fast-paced bartering game (and also a ‘rock, paper, scissors’ type of game as well).

After numerous plays, I believe that a four-handed game is best because every turn at least one action will be bartered for (or lost!). This keeps the action going.

The game is simple to play mechanically and plays quickly too. Average playing time is about 30-ish minutes (after a first session of rules explanations, etc). With such a short play time, there is a lot of action and, great opportunity for replays that allow players to experiment with new bartering strategies.

Basari is an extremely enjoyable, fast-moving game that can be played by almost all ages above 10 or so and is just plain amusing too.