If you hadn't previously heard of the durian fruit, we learned about it by playing Durian (Oink Games). It's a fruit in Asia that's infamous for its pungent smell: so offensive to some that, in Singapore, many of the hotels expressly ban guests from bringing in the fruit. Clearly, designer Daryl Chow and Singaporean publisher Origame have no such qualms because Durian Dash is a card game all about collecting different varieties of durian.
In this easy-to-play card game for 3-6 players there are cards representing various different varieties of durian fruit. Each player has a card indicating the variety they love (worth 3 points each) or the two varieties they like (worth 2 points each) as well as the variety they hate (worth minus 1 point). Other varieties score 1 point each, except that the Mao Shan Wang variety is universally loved so always scores 3 points and rotten durians always score minus 1 point.
Durian cards are laid out in two markets so that in each market there are three more cards than the number of players. In addition to the card that shows you your scoring preferences, and which you keep hidden from the other players, you'll always have a card to indicate which of the two markets you are going to and you'll have three action cards from which you choose one to play, with players simultaneously revealing their cards. The number on the action cards determines player order (lowest goes first) and the icons indicate how many durians you take from your chosen market row and in what direction (ie: from the left or the right). Your action card may additionally require you to place out a durian from your hand or pass one to one of the neighbouring players.
You'll obviously want to collect durians that score well for you and to pass to others those that score poorly or negatively, and other players' choices will enable you to make deductions about their preferences, so informing your discards...
Durian Dash is at its best at higher counts because more players means more interaction and more intense competition for initiative order, but even with a full complement of six players this is a quick game that you can play comfortably in 20 minutes. And, unlike the actual fruit, no hotels will bar you for taking in a copy of Durian Dash!