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?
A card game that challenges your strategy, memory, and puzzle-solving abilities as you race to match three rows of the same suit. Objective: Be the first player to line up 3 rows or columns of the same suit.
Core mechanisms
Key systems that shape the decisions players make.
Pattern Building
Place elements to create arrangements that satisfy scoring or action patterns.
Hand Management
Time and sequence a limited hand of cards to preserve future options.
Set Collection
Gather related items that become more valuable when scored together.
Memory
Remember previously revealed information, positions, or sequences.
Read the full game description
A card game that challenges your strategy, memory, and puzzle-solving abilities as you race to match three rows of the same suit. Objective: Be the first player to line up 3 rows or columns of the same suit. Setting up the game: Deal 9 cards to each player face down. Players arrange their 9 cards into a 3x3 grid in front of them. Place the remaining cards face down between players to form a Draw Pile. The dealer takes the top 3 cards from the Draw Pile and places them face up to form the River. Gameplay: Each player must complete 1 of the following 5 actions on his or her turn until a player has won the game by lining 3 rows or columns of the same suit. On your turn you may: Play a Switch Card, Replace Card, Collect Card, Steal Card, or Discard any card in your area.