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2017 Ranked #558

The Fox In The Forest

Two-player trick-taking game where fairy-tale characters bend the usual rules to influence trump and turn order. Winning tricks earns points, but taking too many makes greed itself the path to defeat.

Family Games Animals Card Game Trick-taking Hand Management

Players

2

Play time

Not listed

Age

10+

Complexity

1.58/5

Rating

7.11

Harder to teach Low interaction Deep strategy

Overview

At a glance

Is this game right for my group?

ABG editorial scores on a 1–5 scale.

Teachability 2.3/5

Harder to teach

Replay value 4.0/5

High replayability

Interaction 1.7/5

Low interaction

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?

The Fox in the Forest is a trick-taking game for two players. Aside from the normal ranked- and suited-cards used to win tricks, fairy characters such as the Fox and the Witch have special abilities that let you change the trump suit, lead even after you lose a trick, and more.

Core mechanisms

Key systems that shape the decisions players make.

Hand Management

Time and sequence a limited hand of cards to preserve future options.
Trick-taking

Play one card each and award the trick according to suit and rank rules.
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The Fox in the Forest is a trick-taking game for two players. Aside from the normal ranked- and suited-cards used to win tricks, fairy characters such as the Fox and the Witch have special abilities that let you change the trump suit, lead even after you lose a trick, and more. You score points by winning more tricks than your opponent, but don't get greedy! Win too many tricks, and you will fall like the villain in so many fairy tales...

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Type

1
Family Games

Category

3
Animals Card Game Fantasy

Mechanism

2
Hand Management Trick-taking

Family

5
Animals: Foxes Digital Implementations: Google Play Digital Implementations: Steam Players: Two-Player Only Games Theme: Witches

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Game and edition data

All specifications (5)

Play and group

Players
2
Best with
2
Play time
30 min
Age
10+
Complexity
1.6/5
Credits and catalog connections

Credits

Designers

1
Joshua Buergel

Artists

2
Jennifer L. Meyer Keith Pishnery

Publishers

2
Foxtrot Games Renegade Game Studios