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2016 Ranked #3,192

The Blood Of An Englishman

Two-player card game where Jack and a giant race through the familiar beanstalk tale. Cards determine who can advance or block the other, so every play must help Jack escape or let the giant catch the thief before he gets away.

Family Games Abstract Strategy Card Game Pattern Building Variable Player Powers

Players

2

Play time

20-30 min

Age

10+

Complexity

1.83/5

Rating

6.57

Harder to teach Highly interactive Deep strategy

Overview

At a glance

Is this game right for my group?

ABG editorial scores on a 1–5 scale.

Teachability 2.4/5

Harder to teach

Replay value 4.0/5

High replayability

Interaction 3.6/5

Highly interactive

Player scaling 4.0/5

Scales well

Strategic depth 4.5/5

Deep strategy

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How it plays

How does it play?

"Fee Fi Fo Fum! I smell the blood of an Englishman!" roared the giant as he crashed through the vines.

Core mechanisms

Key systems that shape the decisions players make.

Pattern Building

Place elements to create arrangements that satisfy scoring or action patterns.
Variable Player Powers

Each player has different abilities, restrictions, or strategic advantages.
Read the full game description

"Fee Fi Fo Fum! I smell the blood of an Englishman!" roared the giant as he crashed through the vines. Jack, with one arm around his precious stolen harp and the other grasping the beanstalk, felt the rush of danger. Will he make it to the bottom in time to chop down the leafy ladder, or will the giant successfully catch the thieving beggar? In The Blood of an Englishman, players take on the role of either Jack or the Giant. The Giant must maneuver the Fee Fi Fo and Fum cards while Jack tries to create three beanstalks to steal the bag of gold, the Golden Goose, and the Singing Harp. Each player has different available actions and must carefully arrange the cards to achieve their goal. Are you brave enough to face your fate?

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Type

1
Family Games

Category

3
Abstract Strategy Card Game Novel-based

Mechanism

2
Pattern Building Variable Player Powers

Family

1
Players: Two-Player Only Games

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Game and edition data

All specifications (5)

Play and group

Players
2
Best with
2
Play time
20–30 min
Age
10+
Complexity
1.8/5
Credits and catalog connections

Credits

Designers

1
Dan Cassar

Artists

1
Chris Ostrowski

Publishers

1
Renegade Game Studios

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