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This game adds a very interesting twist to the standard trick-taking genre. There are five suits and players must follow suit, if they can. However, the winner of the trick is the highest card played, regardless of suit. The winner gets all the cards from the trick, minus the card he won it with. That card is given to the player that played the lowest card. After all tricks have been played, the scoring begins. Players score the face-value of the cards in the suits that they only collected one or two of, and one point per card for suits with more than two. The player with the most points after a number of hands wins the game.
Year Published
1997
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Overall sentiment (raw)
positive
Pros
- Simple rules
- Fast play
- Light-hearted fun
- Accessible to casual players
Cons
- Potentially punishing for unlucky players due to penalties for high cards
- Limited depth for players seeking heavier strategy
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Mechanics (from transcript analysis)
- risk management — Players attempt to force others to take high cards, creating light take-that interactions within a light-hearted and approachable context.
- risk management / take-that-lite — Players attempt to force others to take high cards, creating light take-that interactions within a light-hearted and approachable context.
- Trick-taking — Players take turns playing cards; the winner of each trick is determined by the ranking rules of the led suit, with players trying to avoid collecting too many high cards to minimize scoring.
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Quotes (from this video)
- This is an old one that Tom loves.
- Very simple. High low.
- Lowest card played into the trick wins the highest card.
- You don't want to win more than two cards with the same suit.
- People are working really hard to stick the others with the high cards so they don't score as many points.
- It feels a little bit take that but in a light-hearted fun way.
- Hard to find. Maybe amidst this renaissance going on, someone will pick this one up.
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