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18. Bidiots

I'm a little bit torn on Bidiots. This is another one of the higher-concept Jackbox games, and I think there's pros and cons to this. I feel a little bit similar to MSM here where it's always difficult for me to tell exactly how seriously I should take this - the concept is interesting, but the mechanics are crazy imbalanced, so do I really try to win or do I just sit back and not worry about it? I feel like this game could really do with a bit more mechanics explanation and polish in general - are everyone's two drawings worth an equal amount? How many high value and low value drawings are going to be out there? Is it totally random in what order each person's drawing comes up? It feels like, if you have a drawing that isn't high in value, or it comes up too late in the order, then you get really screwed, because not only do you make less money but you also need to make that money early in order to make more money. The bidding mechanics can be rough, too, because there's always someone in the group who's going to make annoyingly poor bidding decisions that end up propping someone else up to an easy win. But all complaints about the mechanics aside, the concept here is fun. Drawing games are always a good time and I REALLY like the idea here of people getting similar but subtly different prompts, and having to try to tell the difference between them - I feel like I wish there was more of a way to interact with the concept of 'very similar drawings with subtly different prompts' than bidding, because a lot of the time I'll have theories about a drawing but I won't be able to say them or make guesses because I don't have money to bid. All that is to say, Bidiots is a lot of fun but it falls apart for me just a bit when I think about it too much. It goes on a little long, too, and it doesn't work that great over stream. I do enjoy it though! Predatory Loans is a good touch.