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Speed box art
1995 Ranked #10,599

Speed

A real-time card game has players rapidly discard cards by placing each one one rank higher than the last. Quick recognition and reflexes matter most, as the first player to empty a hand wins.

Card Game Sports Pattern Recognition Hand Management

Players

2

Play time

Not listed

Age

6+

Complexity

1/5

Rating

6.36

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 3.8/5

High replayability

Interaction 3.6/5

Highly interactive

Player scaling 4.5/5

Scales well

Strategic depth 3.8/5

Deep strategy

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How it plays

How does it play?

User summary Originally published in 1995 by Adlung as an abstract speed game, with generic icons such as a flag, kite, plus sign, house and so on. Later a football themed version was published in 2006 to tie in with the World Cup being hosted by Germany.

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User summary Originally published in 1995 by Adlung as an abstract speed game, with generic icons such as a flag, kite, plus sign, house and so on. Later a football themed version was published in 2006 to tie in with the World Cup being hosted by Germany. Billed as the fastest cardgame in the world. A game where you are trying to get rid of your cards as fast as possible. When placing cards, each card placed must be one higher than the previous card. The record for getting rid of a hand of cards stands at 21 seconds according to the publisher.

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Play and group

Players
2
Best with
2
Play time
3 min
Age
6+
Complexity
1.0/5
Credits and catalog connections

Credits

Designers

1
Reinhard Staupe

Artists

1
Jürgen Martens

Publishers

2
Adlung-Spiele Educa Korea

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