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Trump, Tricks, Game! box art
2005 Ranked #6,087

Trump, Tricks, Game!

A trick-taking game where hunters capture animal cards over several turns to pursue their desired haul. The final turn rewards taking as many tricks as possible, shifting the value of restraint into an all-out push for captures.

Family Games Animals Card Game Trick-taking Animals: Bears

Players

3-4

Play time

Not listed

Age

8+

Complexity

1.89/5

Rating

6.47

Harder to teach Highly interactive Deep strategy

Overview

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ABG editorial scores on a 1–5 scale.

Teachability 2.8/5

Harder to teach

Replay value 3.9/5

High replayability

Interaction 3.8/5

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?

A long time ago hunters followed the footprints of animals to finally catch them. In Trump, Tricks, Game!, the players take tricks to get bear, wolf, wild boar, and muflon cards.

Core mechanisms

Key systems that shape the decisions players make.

Trick-taking

Play one card each and award the trick according to suit and rank rules.
Read the full game description

A long time ago hunters followed the footprints of animals to finally catch them. In Trump, Tricks, Game!, the players take tricks to get bear, wolf, wild boar, and muflon cards. In the first three game turns the number of tricks is predetermined whereas in the fourth and last turn each player tries to get as many tricks as possible. In addition to the basic game there are two optional rules for experienced players! Trump, Tricks, Game! contains 52 cards (animal cards and trump cards) and 1 rules booklet.

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Type

1
Family Games

Category

2
Animals Card Game

Mechanism

1
Trick-taking

Family

4
Animals: Bears Animals: Deer / Antelope Animals: Pigs Animals: Wolves

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Game and edition data

All specifications (5)

Play and group

Players
3–4
Best with
2–4
Play time
45 min
Age
8+
Complexity
1.9/5
Credits and catalog connections

Credits

Designers

1
Günter Burkhardt

Artists

2
Oliver Freudenreich ???? (Sai Beppu)

Publishers

1
Phalanx Games B.V.

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