The origin of Coup d'Etat is obscure, but it is believed that the game was first played by political prisoners in the dungeons of France over two centuries ago. Even the old game was highly interesting, but the new one with its "COUP" and "HIDDEN COUP" overthrow is a fascinating new concept and has a spearpoint challenge for game-lovers looking for...
Court is played by two people with a deck of 24 cards: four suits (Gold, Blue, Black and Red) each with six different cards. These Cards are ranked by value: Crown (10), Royal (8), Knight (3), Esquire (2), Standard (1) and Jester (no value). There are two other cards of no value in each suit (Retainers and Serfs) available for a four player game. There...
This game, which is very popular in India and Pakistan, has several names. The name Court Piece is sometimes written as Coat Piece or Coat Pees, Pees being a Hindi word meaning to deal. In Pakistan this game is often known as Rang, which means trump. In some places, for example in Goa, it is called Seven Hands: in India the English word "hand" is sometimes...
Cowbell is meant to be a gentler introduction to many of the contracts played in the more elaborate, traditional card game, Vira. Most of the same contracts remain (presented in a different form) but some contracts have been added (to make the game a little easier for those just starting out) and some have been removed (for the same reason). Cowbell is as...
Play to tricks following at least one suit while choosing the next to play a vehicle card if they can. The last to play to each trick crashes! A crash earns a player points unless it is covered by insurance using a larger card from hand. Points are bad! Crash three times and the round ends with a point bonus. Catastrophe! Be left with the most unplayed...
In the trick-taking game Crazy Lab, the players are mad scientists mixing colorful liquids to make explosive mixtures. Each card features a vial that contains several liquids – that is, colored and numbered suits – and players will collect these cards if they win the trick. Each player has a randomly-dealt public color that counts as negative points for...
"The dice game for the cunning and sly". Each player rolls a secret "hand" of five D12 dice which they reveal simultaneously one by one, with the highest value winning that round. Points for a round are determined by rolling a D8 before players reveal their chosen die. Playing high and low dice at the right time will maximize the number of rounds and/or...
Creekos: The Card Game is a trick-taking card game with a customized deck that pits two partnerships of two players against one another, first in an auction to determine the power of their cards, then in the card play itself. At the start of the game two auctions take place, one for the number scale – that is, which value on the cards they hold will be...
Deal 52 cards (or 36 if three play. For 2 players, see below) ranking AKQJT9876(5432). Deal them all out in ones. If five play, discard the odd two. The objective is to win tricks of higher rather than lower value. The player with the highest number of points, wins. Dealer's left-hand neighbour leads to the first trick. You must follow suit if you can, but...
Crescendo is a 3 player trick-taking game. It is played using a short deck with cards A-5 in four suits plus one joker. Each hand is divided into an Auction Phase and a Play phase. Only one player will be eligible to score points in a hand. The auction determines who will be the "soloist" and choose the trump suit in the play phase. The other two players...