High Society (card game)

High Society is an auction card game designed by Reiner Knizia and published by Ravensburger in 1995.

If the card is a desirable item, the starting player names a bid and places that value of cheques on the table.

High Society was designed by Reiner Knizia and originally published in 1995 by Ravensburger with illustrations from Ulf Marckwort.

In 2003, Amigo Spiele published High Society with an animal theme under the name Einfach Tierisch (Simply Beastly).

"[4] In a review for Dicebreaker, Thomas Wells praised the game for its simple yet tactical ruleset and card management requirement.

"[2] Writing for the Finnish website Lautapeliopas, Mikko Saari called High Society "an elegant and stylish game.

"[7] Frank Biegen, writing for the German review site Reich der Spiele, noted that the game "offers a lot of fun potential with a manageable set of rules."

"[8] High Society came third place in Fairplay's 1995 Á la Carte [de] board game prize awards.