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Earthquake box art
1998 Ranked #17,595

Earthquake

A set-collection card game where players play same-suit cards or special effects to score toward one hundred points. Scoring depends on the matching cards already on the table, creating changing incentives for each set.

Card Game Theme: Earthquakes

Players

3-4

Play time

Not listed

Age

8+

Complexity

1.06/5

Rating

5.73

Harder to teach Highly interactive Deep strategy

Overview

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ABG editorial scores on a 1–5 scale.

Teachability 2.3/5

Harder to teach

Replay value 3.9/5

High replayability

Interaction 3.7/5

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?

With a weak Magic tie in this card game was part of the first wave of Wizards non-collectable card game releases. There are 5 suits (corresponding to the 5 colors in Magic) of cards and a host of special cards.

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With a weak Magic tie in this card game was part of the first wave of Wizards non-collectable card game releases. There are 5 suits (corresponding to the 5 colors in Magic) of cards and a host of special cards. 1. During your turn you first place all cards you had played in the previous round in the discard pile. 2. You then play a same suit set of cards (1 to 7) or a special card. 3.You then play a second set or a special card. 4. You then draw back up to 7 cards. When you play a set to the table you score how many cards you are playing times the number of the same suit, including the cards you just put down, that are on the table. The special cards allow you to wipe the table clean of cards, score 5 points, make as many plays as you want or allows you to draw 4 additional cards. First to score 100 points wins.

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Play and group

Players
3–4
Best with
3–4
Play time
30 min
Age
8+
Complexity
1.1/5
Credits and catalog connections

Credits

Designers

1
Mike Elliott

Artists

2
Ron Spears Sonia Telesco

Publishers

1
Wizards of the Coast

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