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2012 Ranked #10,821

A Fool's Fortune

This rummy-style card game has players race to assemble sets from fortunes and talented characters. The unusual deck introduces twists beyond ordinary matching, so choosing how to use each character matters.

Strategy Games Card Game Set Collection Hand Management Mechanism: Tableau Building

Players

2-3

Play time

Not listed

Age

13+

Complexity

2.5/5

Rating

6.09

Harder to teach Highly interactive Deep strategy

Overview

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ABG editorial scores on a 1–5 scale.

Teachability 2.4/5

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?

Game description from the publisher: Come play a game of mischief, magic, mirth, and lore. Delve into the Book of Fate to reveal mysterious fortunes: realms near and far, resources wondrous and wild.

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Game description from the publisher: Come play a game of mischief, magic, mirth, and lore. Delve into the Book of Fate to reveal mysterious fortunes: realms near and far, resources wondrous and wild. Cast your lot with a crew of assorted (and sordid) characters. If you pay your dues and play your hand right, you may just win a fool's fortune. A Fool's Fortune is a two- or three-player card game in the tradition of Rummy in which players race to make sets – but with several wily twists. Found within the deck of 77 unique cards are five suits of Fortunes and a host of talented characters for players to put to use.

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All specifications (5)

Play and group

Players
2–3
Best with
2
Play time
45 min
Age
13+
Complexity
2.5/5
Credits and catalog connections

Credits

Designers

2
Jason D. Pilla Cannoncro Justin A. Pilla

Artists

4
Martin Hoffmann Claus Stephan Joshua J. Stewart Mirko Suzuki

Publishers

1
Rio Grande Games

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