Overview
At a glance
Is this game right for my group?
ABG editorial scores on a 1–5 scale.
Harder to teach
High replayability
Highly interactive
Scales well
Deep strategy
How it plays
How does it play?
Trick and Trade is a "may-follow" trick-taking game themed around cryptocurrency speculation. There are four suits for the 4 competing currencies, and a separate deck of cards which will represent the players' holdings in those currencies.
Core mechanisms
Key systems that shape the decisions players make.
Commodity Speculation
Buy or influence goods whose values change before they are sold or scored.
Investment
Commit resources now to improve income, control, or value later.
Open Drafting
Select cards or items from a shared face-up display.
Stock Holding
Acquire shares whose value depends on companies, assets, or player actions.
Trick-taking
Play one card each and award the trick according to suit and rank rules.
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Trick and Trade is a "may-follow" trick-taking game themed around cryptocurrency speculation. There are four suits for the 4 competing currencies, and a separate deck of cards which will represent the players' holdings in those currencies. At the end of a trick, the highest ranked card of the lead suit goes to a market area, with the market value of cards being inversely related to their rank. Also at the end of a trick, the players draft, in card strength order, one of the holdings cards from a face up display. At the end of a hand, the players will rank the currency's values based upon the cards from each suit which won tricks, with the most valued being worth 3 points per holding, then 2, then 1, then -1. The players value their holdings, record their scores, and the player with the most points wins.