Vegas Showdown is a board game designed by Henry Stern in which three to five players compete to construct the most impressive Las Vegas hotel and casino. First published by Avalon Hill in 2005 with later editions from Wizards of the Coast in 2012 and Renegade Studios announced in 2024 the game has each turn offer rooms or features such as slot machines lounge acts and restaurants that players bid on to add to their hotel mat boosting fame points and income. The winner is whoever has the highest fame score when someone completes their mat. The game won a Games Magazine Game of the Year designation in 2007 and was a finalist for Best Family Board Game at the 2006 Golden Geek Awards.
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- Wikipedia intro: "Vegas Showdown is a board game published by Avalon Hill in 2005 in which players compete to build the most impressive hotel and casino in Las Vegas."
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Vegas Showdown is a board game published by Avalon Hill in 2005 in which players compete to build the most impressive hotel and casino in Las Vegas. It was named "Game of the Year" by Games Magazine in 2007.
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