A traditional Japanese trick-taking card game based on the European game Ombre (originally "l'Hombre"), played with a special 75-card five-suited deck. This deck developed from Tenshō karuta, itself a close copy of the 48-card traditional Portuguese cards called "dragon cards" due to the dragons holding the suit symbols in the aces. Its creation was...
Up! is a Hungarian Ultimate Frisbee card game for 2-7 players. The player who scores the most Up! points or successfully call a Stall Out. In each round a player rolls a dice for the deciding aspect of the players. The aspects are: Up!, Team Play (Cs), Speed (Gy), Routine (R), Height (M) amd dive (V). They play a card from their hand and the other players...
A quick card game of summing and limits for two to five players. Object: To gather tricks by making the sum of the cards in play equal 21, or by forcing the player to your left to cause the sum of the cards to exceed 21. You Need: * A standard poker deck (jokers optional). * Paper and pencil to tally tricks. This is a game that is similar to Cribbage. Each...
Up & Down is a trick-taking game which uses a traditional 52-card deck (1-13 in four suits), one special double-sided Up and Down Card as well as two dice. Players compete over multiple rounds based on the number of players. Players are dealt a hand of cards. The number of cards depends on the number of players. The trump is determined by rolling the two...
updn is a trick-taking game using domino-style cards with two values, where either number can be the rank and either number the suit. It is a "must follow" game, where you must play a card that matches the suit of the lead card if you can. However, the card with the highest sum of its two values will win the trick, regardless of suit. The winner will take...
From the rules book: Family kit contains five engaging games that combine U.S. geography with the math of numbers, data, logic, and strategy. The games are ideal for children 7 to 13 to play with parents, siblings, or friends. Children a little younger can play them with an adult or older child. The directions include ways to adjust the games to fit the...
We are living in the age of declining birth rates, and Rabbit Kindergarten is struggling to secure enough little bunnies! Desperate times call for desperate measures-so send in Mr. Wolf to steal baby rabbits from rival kindergartens! Usagi Kindergarten is a trick-taking game with a twist- forced abduction! Outsmart your opponents, use the Wolf's cunning...
Two cosmic gods want the same star — but since their powers are equal, they’ve agreed to settle the matter with a battle of lies and logic. In a duel of bluffs and bold claims, players compete for victory stars, pretending to win tricks they may not have earned — and punishing each other with “fake moons” when lies are exposed. Usotsuki Judge is a...
Utsuke is a trick-taking game for 2 to 5 players - but where cards are dealt out for 1 more than the number of players. The extra hand is dealt face up and is for a non-player character, referred to as The Lord. Before the hand begins, the players bid on how many tricks the The Lord will win. The rules specify how The Lord's hand will be played, determines...
Vamos Dia is a light trick-taking game set in a demonic banquet (drinking party) where you try to avoid tricks making others drink without getting completely drunk yourself. The cards 5, 15, and 25 are VAMOS cards. When someone plays a VAMOS card, they must shout, "Vamos! Vamos!" Then, everyone else who hears it also shouts, "Vamos! Vamos!" to get the...
A druid, a paladin, a barbarian, and a wizard walk into a tavern—and race out on a quest for a treasure said to bend fate itself. Vazerneiros is a trick-taking game with shifting rules and evolving strategies. Each round begins with a blind bid using one of your cards to earn the right to choose a “Rumor” card, which will redefine how that round plays:...