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2004 Ranked #17,038

Forbidden

A set-making card game has players build combinations across rounds to reach a target score. Powerful forbidden cards can block rivals or multiply points, but holding them when a round ends causes a penalty.

Family Games Card Game Set Collection Traditional Card Games: Rummy

Players

2-4

Play time

Not listed

Age

10+

Complexity

1.42/5

Rating

6.02

Harder to teach Highly interactive Deep strategy

Overview

At a glance

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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 3.8/5

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?

From the publisher's website: Mah Jongg meets Gin Rummy! Themed with Chinese zodiac imagery, this fast paced, set-making card game finds players battling to accumulate 200 points over several rounds of play!

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From the publisher's website: Mah Jongg meets Gin Rummy! Themed with Chinese zodiac imagery, this fast paced, set-making card game finds players battling to accumulate 200 points over several rounds of play! Use your Forbidden cards to stop your opponents or multiply your score. Watch out! If you're caught with them in your hand at the end of the round, you lose points. In Forbidden, the best cards are the most dangerous!

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Play and group

Players
2–4
Best with
2–4
Play time
35 min
Age
10+
Complexity
1.4/5
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Designers

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Phil Orbanes Sr.

Publishers

1
Winning Moves Games (USA)

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