Le Truc is a 15th century card game from France and Spain. Sid Sackson included it in A Gamut of Games. Le Truc is a betting/bluffing/trick-taking game for two players or two teams of two players. It is played in rounds of 12 points and the first side to take two rounds wins. For each hand, players are dealt three cards from a French 32-card deck. A hand...
It started a long time ago. Apparently, when someone planted a mine in the middle of the yard. Or when someone broke a neighbor's fence… Players take turns moving cards or using the properties of one of their cards and destroying opponents' cards. When no one can make a move, the game ends and the one with the lowest sum of lost cards' prices wins....
A blind testing game ‘developed for both enjoyment and learning about the wonderful world of wine.’ Competitors attempt to identify one or more bottles of wine in sessions taking as little as ten minutes or with more bottles during an entire meal. A winemaster opens the wine in secret and removes tell-tale caps or branded corks, masks the bottle with the...
Lerpa is a traditional Portuguese gambling card game, popular in some Portuguese communities, especially among friends and in informal settings. It’s typically played for small stakes and is a fast-paced trick-taking game. Objective Win tricks and avoid being the lowest (or win the pot). Avoid being the only player to lose all tricks ("Lerpa’d"), which...
At the beginning of the 20th century, in the suburbs of Paris during a time of catastrophic economic and social upheaval, young people get together to form the gangs of Ménilmontant, Montmartre and elsewhere. They are Les Apaches de Paris. You lead a gang of "Apaches" and have to become master of the place to get rich. Place or move your Apaches and, in...
Who will take over the Mexican’s business to grow the business? Play as one of the eight characters from "Les Tontons Flingueurs" - "Crooks in Clover" universe: Fernand, Raoul, Me Folace... and turn around the places where the Mexican managed his small business to harvest the "grisbi" (Loot). At each turn of the game, you will have to secretly choose the...
The game has a two sided laminated board with horse racing on one side and greyhound racing on the other. It's suitable for children as a traditional "first past the post" board game or adults can use it for gambling. Let's Go Racing parties, where a whole race card can be prepared with different distances and a choice of flat racing or over jumps, are...
Head down to Parker Downs for a heart pounding thrill at the horse races. This is another VCR game from the Parker Brothers family. Players buy horses and then bet on them in various races. The video is full of real film of real horse races. Each horse has different odds listed for every race. Also included are special forms to use once you've been through...
There are four rounds of play. During the first three rounds each player will play one at a time. The voice of Monty Hall, the developer of the television series and its original host, will offer each player three deals. The player will start with one prize and will have the opportunity to keep or trade for a second and third prize. It is possible to trade...