Totemix

Totemix is a flip-and-write strategy game with a unique bidding twist, set in the mystical White City deep in the jungle. The Monkey God is angry, and only the tallest carved totem can earn forgiveness. Players take on the role of village leaders trying to gather resources and build the most impressive totem to save their people. Each round, players reveal a bidding card showing available resources (like stone, crystal, gold, ruby, or smoke). Then, they secretly bid a number of crystals from their hand. All players receive a shared reward from the card, and bidding more unlocks better materials. After each round, players mark collected resources on their dry-erase player board and use them to construct totem pieces. The game is played over a series of rounds until one player builds a 9-level totem. In the advanced game mode, players can also upgrade their resource sources to improve future rewards, adding an engine-building layer. —description from the designer