Noble Escape challenges you to save the denizens of the chateau fleeing the rebels by hiding them in carriages about to flee the estate; carefully use the limited abilities you have and balance their weights, as the heaviest carriage will be pulled over by the rebels and any nobles inside will be taken away for "questioning." You are a steward charged with getting all the denizens of a French chateau out and away from the mob into four carriages, the heaviest of which will get caught. Conveniently, the residents of the estate come out to the courtyard four at a time, forcing you to assign one to each carriage in each group of four (represented by four cards from a standard playing card deck). Use a few special abilities for placing cards of the right suit in the matching carriage or varying number abilities that change every game to manipulate the weights and protect as many nobles as possible!
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