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1999 Ranked #19,310

Willi

This trick-taking game has players collect the most points across eight rounds while taking exactly two tricks each round. Calling Meinz can secure a trick, but the value total of both captured tricks determines the round outcome.

Card Game Trick-taking

Players

3-4

Play time

Not listed

Age

8+

Complexity

1.58/5

Rating

5.62

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 3.9/5

High replayability

Interaction 3.7/5

Highly interactive

Player scaling 3.5/5

Scales well

Strategic depth 4.5/5

Deep strategy

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How it plays

How does it play?

From the rules summary in Mü and Lots More: goal of this unusual game is not so unusual: it is to collect most points. There are 8 rounds and in each of these rounds point cards are distributed.

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From the rules summary in Mü and Lots More: goal of this unusual game is not so unusual: it is to collect most points. There are 8 rounds and in each of these rounds point cards are distributed. There are 8 tricks in each round. The special features of this game are that each player takes exactly 2 tricks per round and a player can secure a trick by calling "Meinz". At the end of a round, it is the sum of the numbers in each player’s two tricks that determines the outcome of the round. Re-implemented by: Mü and Lots More

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Play and group

Players
3–4
Best with
2
Play time
30 min
Age
8+
Complexity
1.6/5
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Credits

Designers

1
Günter Burkhardt

Artists

1
Nicolas Neubauer

Publishers

1
Hans im Glück

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