Heckin Hounds is a 2-7 player trick-taking game exploring the perils of professional dog walking in the Underworld. Players are given the task of walking Hades' collection of hounds. Do your job too well, and she'll promote you to management - a responsibility feared throughout the realm. Do your job too poorly, and you'll be demoted to professional dog...
Gorus Maximus is a bloody trick-taking game of gladiatorial combat in which the trump suit can change mid-trick! The game can be played "player vs. player" or in teams. Dispatch your strongest gladiators and most ferocious beasts to earn crowd favor! Match the rank of the last gladiator played, and the trump suit changes immediately! Players are dealt a...
Moons is a trick-taking card game in which suits are represented by different planets in our solar system, and card ranks are represented by the moons that orbit them. Set Up Separate all the planet tokens and place them off to one side of the table within reach of the players. (Saturn, Jupiter, Neptune and Uranus) Remove all the scoring reference cards...
Schadenfreude is a trick-taking game for 3-5 players. The game ends when any player has scored more than 40 points, and the winner is the closest to 40 without going over. The card distribution includes some ranks of negative value, is a "must follow" game, and does not include any trump suits. The winner of a trick is the person who played the second...
Joraku is an ancient Japanese word commonly used before the Edo period which means “Going to Kyoto”. Specifically, during the Sengoku period, Joraku refers to the act of local warlords, the Daimyo, marching their armies toward Kyoto to "protect the Shogun and Emperor from other rogue lords" and ultimately rule in their place. Onward to Kyoto! Take command...
From the box cover: Golfers Get your favorite foursome together and discover the fantastic entertainment in eighteen holes of golf, played with cards. Played using cards, each player is dealt a hand of cards representing the number of strokes scored for a given hole. Each player chooses the card that they want for each hole, with the winner of each hole...
In AARU players take on the role of one of the great and powerful Egyptian deities trying to draw worthy souls to their particular celestial palace in the Field of Reeds. To gather souls the gods play a game called AARU. Souls are won by winning tricks. The souls of the Pharaohs are the most sought after by the gods. To win a Pharaohs soul you must deduce...
From the rules translation (downloadable here): A tricky card game for 3 to 4 players from 10 years. All of us know how to play trick-taking games. And, usually, they have a trump color. But, if trump can change in every trick, watch out. Don't lose sight of the big picture... The players try to get as many points as possible through skillful card play....
Above My Pay Grade is a humorous workplace-themed card game about office politics, uneven effort, and trying to look like the right kind of employee. Players compete over Assignments using Tactic cards, collecting Dedication Points for doing the work and Brownie Points for looking good while doing it. The goal is not simply to score the most points, but to...
"A Revolution in Bridge! aBRIDGEd is a streamlined version of the classic Bridge card game. This engaging and easy-to-learn game [20 minutes to learn] plays just like Bridge — but without the complex bidding." Two decks are included, each with colored cards numbered 2-14. Teams are chosen and 13 cards dealt to each player. Then each player declares Pass or...
The Academy is no ordinary place. Here you have to prove yourself in mysterious disciplines, above all: in role reversal! In each round of The Academy, players take on a different role, and your goal is to win tricks, complete round goals, and thereby collect awards. In the end, whoever has three awards and "The Ace in the Sleeve" wins. Distribute role...