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2018 Ranked #18,059

Two Stacks

A cooperative card game has players build consecutive number runs, pass cards, and use bridges to empty every hand. Roles and colors restrict who can play what, so changing roles require coordinated handoffs to avoid a dead end.

Card Game Open Drafting Pattern Recognition

Players

1-4

Play time

10-20 min

Age

8+

Complexity

1/5

Rating

6.45

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 3.6/5

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?

Two Stacks is a cooperative card game where players try to use all their cards together without getting stuck! Each turn, a player can play multiple number cards in consecutive order while also using bridge cards and special cards to jump between numbers.

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Two Stacks is a cooperative card game where players try to use all their cards together without getting stuck! Each turn, a player can play multiple number cards in consecutive order while also using bridge cards and special cards to jump between numbers. Roles and card colors limit what cards each player can play, so players strategically pass cards to each other to develop winning combinations. Roles also keep players engaged by switching during the game. Each turn consists of three phases: draw, play, pass. Players try to avoid getting stuck with cards they cannot play. If everyone gets stuck, the game is a loss. Players win by playing all of the cards in their hands. —description from the designer

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All specifications (5)

Play and group

Players
1–4
Best with
2–4
Play time
10–20 min
Age
8+
Complexity
1.0/5
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Credits

Designers

1
Edward Doreau

Artists

2
Chris Helgerson Jose Ocando

Publishers

1
(Self-Published)

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