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Oflameron Russian game from the early 20th century where players plot markers through a field of cards with different point values.
Oh Hell Oh Hell! is also known by many other names, including Blackout, Elevator (l'Ascenseur in France), Oh Shit!, Bust and Up and Down the River (in Australia and New Zealand), Boerenbridge or 10 op en neer
in the Netherlands. From 3 to 7 people can play. The game is best when played with 4 to 6. A game of Oh Hell consists of a series of hands, played with a standard 52 card deck. In each hand players bid how many tricks they are going to take and get points at the end of the hand if they took exactly what they bid. Unlike other trick taking games, a player does not score if he takes more than what was bid. The first round, players each start with one card. The next round each player is dealt two cards, and each successive hand size is increased by one, up to the maximum hand size. The maximum hand size is whatever can be dealt out evenly to all the players. Extra cards are set aside after each player has received the appropriate number of cards, and the top one is turned over to define the trump suit. Variants include starting with the maximum hand size and going down to one, starting with one, going up to the maximum, and then back down to one, and starting with the maximum, going down to one, and then back to the maximum. Key characteristics: trick taking, exact bidding, variable hand size Variables: number of hands and order of hand size variation, different scoring systems include losing points for missing the bid, disallowing an even bid (total of all players' bids not allowed to equal the number of tricks), deck variation from standard 52 cards, trump is either random or chosen by high bidder
(less...) A fast-paced spelling game, with everyone working as fast as they can to build words from their cards at the same time. 108 cards.
Ohne Furcht und Adel Designed by Bruno Faidutti. English version by Fantasy Flight Games 2001 (includes 10 new characters). German version "Ohne Furcht und Adel" by Hans im Glück. The French original name is
"Citadelles". For 3-7 players and takes about 1 hour. Nominated for the German Game of the Year in 2000. Game of bluffing, deduction, and city-building. Wrapped in a medival theme and gorgeously illustrated, players seek to be the first to complete a grand city of their own. Each game round players secretly take the roles of either the King, Magician, Architect, Assasin, Thief, Bishop, General, or Merchant and seek to use the powers of such offices in their efforts to win the game.
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Once Upon a Time Designed by Andrew Rilstone, James Wallace and Richard Lambert 1998. (There are earlier edition, at least from before 1994.) Published by Atlas Games. For 2-6 players and takes about 10 minutes to
play. The players create a story together, using cards that show typical elements from fairy tales. One player is the Storyteller, and creates a story using the ingredients on her cards. She tries to guide the plot towards her own ending. The other players try to use cards to interrupt her and become the new Storyteller. The winner is the first player to play out all her cards and end with her Happy Ever After card.
(less...) Designed by Frank DiLorenzo and Stacey Merrill 1999. Published by R&R Games. For 3-6 players and takes about 90 minutes. From 12 years and up. A card game of power and politics in 17th century
France. You play one of six Nobles trying to build the largest power base while bringing down your opponents. Power is gained by having Courtiers & Provinces in play. One action each turn which can include Attacks, Bribes and Duels. With the addition of Event cards you can have Rebellions, Uprisings, Bandits and more.
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Combining Sites about card games in where winning, or scoring points, involves combining cards in various ways.
Comparing Sites devoted to card games where winning or losing depends on comparing one card or combinations of cards with another.
Developers and Publishers Sites devoted to developers and publishers of special deck propriety card games, as well as inventors of fifty-two card standard deck games.
Guides Websites offering rules, strategies, and informaton for multiple card games.
Shedding and Accumulating Sites devoted to card games where the objective is either to get rid of all your cards or accumulate all the cards.
Special Decks Various card games which require a special pack of cards often promoted and sold by a particular manufacturer. Each game is categorized in a sub-directory,
if not the site describes more than one card game.
(less...) These are trick-taking games in which the aim is to capture cards or avoiding capturing cards. It may be the quantity of cards captured that is important, or it
may be that some cards are more valuable than others.
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