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2021 Ranked #8,199

Tacocat Spelled Backwards

A two-player card duel has players defend hands with matching or higher values or sacrifice low cards. Winning rounds moves a shared token, with a final low-card contest deciding the balance.

Card Game Map Reduction Tug of War Players: Two-Player Only Games

Players

2

Play time

15-20 min

Age

7+

Complexity

1.2/5

Rating

6.31

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 4.0/5

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?

Win duels by playing cards of matching or higher value to defend your hand or sacrifice your lowest card. When you're on your final card, lowest card wins the round bringing Tacocat closer to their side.

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Win duels by playing cards of matching or higher value to defend your hand or sacrifice your lowest card. When you're on your final card, lowest card wins the round bringing Tacocat closer to their side. Tacocat Spelled Backwards is a fun balance of strategy, luck and instinct! With its portable open-and-play design, it's a perfect two player anytime, anywhere game; the box is the board, just open and play! What's Included 7 colorful palindrome tiles. 38 delightful and hilariously illustrated palindrome cards with values from 1 to 12 for strategic card match ups. 1 adorable token of Tacocat, the ICONIC character from the Exploding Kittens game.

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Play and group

Players
2
Best with
2
Play time
15–20 min
Age
7+
Complexity
1.2/5
Credits and catalog connections

Credits

Designers

1
Elan Lee

Artists

1
Matthew Inman

Publishers

1
Exploding Kittens

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