Pro Tips and Tricks for Grow Your Assets

Opening & early rounds — set a clear plan

Scan the visible cards before committing tokens. Early rounds are about information: what stacks are forming, who’s collecting gold multipliers, and which piles are close to big bonus thresholds.
Protect your plan: If you spot a high-value blue stack that can jump from 3→4 cards (a massive blue bonus change), be ready to spend to secure the pick. Conversely, if nothing worthwhile is on the table, conserve tokens — later rounds matter more.

Conserve early, commit selectively late. Tokens are a finite resource — don’t blow your tokens or a handful of blacks for a small immediate gain, however you have to be sure to not use ANY of them and be stuck with a bunch at the end of the game.
Half-return rule: If you bid and don’t get the first pick, you keep half your bid (rounded up). Use that to your advantage: small, intentional bids can give you decent pick order without losing many tokens.
Example tactical bid: If you must win one card to complete a 4-card blue stack (huge payoff), spend a lot. If you can wait a round, you sometimes want to.
Tiebreakers: Ties for highest = rebid; second tie = dice. Ties for other positions = dice. Don’t rely on ties — plan for decisive bids.

Blue stacks have huge bonus jumps at 4 and 7+. Because the jump from 3→4 (and later from 6→7) is large, prioritize pushing a blue stack past those thresholds when possible. If you can take a card that creates that jump, bid aggressively — it often pays off.

Red stacks give moderate bonuses. They’re safer to collect in mid-game when you can afford incremental points. But remember: snake eyes discards the entire red/blue stack — don’t build a massive red (or blue) stacks unless you’ve got backup plans or the reward justifies the risk.

Green cards are single scores and often give you bid Tokens. Use green cards to fill gaps and take useful actions, as well as fill the need for bid Tokens, but be cautious when they show many warning icons — those can make them liabilities. Also, green cards can be easily stolen, wait until you have the protection card before you go all in on green cards.

Gold scoring depends on two groups:
1. Plus (+) gold cards — add up their totals.
2. Multiplication (×) gold cards — multiply your plus total. Multipliers are worthless without plus cards.
Rule: Secure at least some plus gold before chasing multipliers. A multiplier late in the game can be devastatingly good — or useless if you have no plus cards.

Heres a concrete multiplication example:

Suppose your plus gold cards total 6.
You have two multipliers, ×2 and ×3.
1. Start with plus total: 6.
2. Multiply by the first multiplier: 6 × 2 = 12.
3. Multiply by the second multiplier: 12 × 3 = 36.Result: your gold pile scores 36 points.

High-warning cards are risky. If a card has multiple warning icons — especially red warning icons (which sometimes require four rolls) — consider stealing it instead of winning it with a bid. When you steal, no warnings are rolled and the card is scored only.
Stack redundancy: For stacks that can be wiped by snake eyes, consider building several smaller stacks in different colors instead of putting all your hopes on one giant vulnerable pile.

When to steal: If the card is worth scoring but its action or warnings make it dangerous to acquire normally. Stealing bypasses warnings/actions — ideal for high-risk, high-reward cards.
Defending against steals: If a card is crucial to your long-term plan (e.g., the 4th blue), be prepared to spend 5 bid Tokens to block a steal attempt. (This rule is only in place in advanced mode.)

Track the deck. The game ends when there aren’t enough cards to deal a full round. Keep mental count of remaining cards so you know how many rounds remain. If you can snag a game-ending multiplier or a card that completes a large bonus in the final rounds, it can swing the whole match.
Last-round aggression: Players often hoard tokens for late surges. If you’re trailing, don’t be afraid to spend, a well-timed large bid on the last crucial pick can flip the scoreboard. If you’re ahead, push opponents into spending themselves thin by forcing contested choices early.

Count stacks, not just single cards. Bonuses come from the size of your stacks — think in terms of long-term growth.
Watch opponents’ tokens. If someone’s token-poor, pressure them to commit early. If they hoard, expect a late strike.
Flexible plans win. Build toward one or two big scoring lines (blue stacks, gold combos) while keeping smaller, safe points in green and red to stabilize your score.
Practice reading the table. The best players are masters at judging when a card is "worth it" not just for points, but for how it changes future rounds.

Thanks for reading!

Sam Troast (CEO of BrightStack games) and Albert (Cheif Editor and Writer)