Board Game
No Thanks!
Released 2004 / 3-7 players / 20-20 min / Ages 8+
Also known as ¡No Gracias!, Ei, aitäh!, Geschenkt ... ist noch zu teuer!, Gesjaakt, Micsoda Pech #!?, Ne, ačiū!, Nē, paldies!, Nie, dziękuję, Nincs kegyelem!, No Merci, No Merci!, No Thanks, No, gracias, No, Grazie!, Non Merci, Oh S#!?, Podělaná smůla, Prezencik, Schöne Sch#!?e, Όχι Ευχαριστώ, Όχι Ευχαριστώ, Нет уж, спасибо!, Нет, спасибо!, Шл#к би трафив!, קקטוס, ゲシェンク, 不了不了, 不速之禮, 敬謝不敏, 禮物, 노 땡스!
Designer: Thorsten Gimmler
Artist: Oliver Freudenreich
Publisher: AMIGO, 999 Games, Asmodee, Boardgame Space, Broadway Toys LTD, Dal Negro, Dr. Wood Challenge Centre, Fractal Juegos, G3, Gigamic, KADABRA, Kaissa Chess & Games, Kikigagne?, Korea Boardgames, Lautapelit.fi, Lifestyle Boardgames Ltd, Mayfair Games, Mercurio, Möbius Games, Morapiaf, PaperGames (III), Piatnik, Rebel Sp. z o.o., REXhry, Shafir Games (המשחקים של חיים שפיר), Studio Supernova, Swan Panasia Co., Ltd., Vennerød Forlag AS, VR Distribution, Z-Man Games, Ігромаг
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Description
The rules are simple. Each turn, players have two options:
play one of their chips to avoid picking up the current face-up card
pick up the face-up card (along with any chips that have already been played on that card) and turn over the next card
However, the choices aren't so easy as players compete to have the lowest score at the end of the game. The deck of cards is numbered from 3 to 35, with each card counting for a number of points equal to its face value. Runs of two or more cards only count as the lowest value in the run - but nine cards are removed from the deck before starting, so be careful looking for connectors. Each chip is worth -1 point, but they can be even more valuable by allowing you to avoid drawing that unwanted card.
The first versions of the game supported up to five players, but the German 2011 edition supports up to seven (simply by increasing the number of chips).
This game was originally published in Germany in 2004 by Amigo as Geschenkt ...ist noch zu teuer!, meaning Even given as a gift, it is still too expensive!. Amigo's 2006 international edition, titled No Merci! (a delightful multi-lingual pun), had rules in several languages, including English. The game has subsequently been released in other countries under an assortment of names. The German 2024 edition includes additional cards to allow for play with variant rules.
