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Tag Archives: Trick-taking Week
Seers Catalog (Game Review by Chris Wray)
Author’s Note: In the interest of fair disclosure, a game I designed (Xylotar) is being published by Bezier Games in coming months. Additionally, the designer of this game (Taylor Reiner) is a member of The Opinionated Gamers. In spring 2016, … Continue reading
Cat in the Box: Deluxe Edition (Game Review by Chris Wray)
Cat in the Box: Deluxe Edition is the latest mega-hit on the trick-taking scene. It was arguably the hottest game at Gen Con 2022, and it has been wildly popular in the months since then. Nearly 5,000 people report owning … Continue reading
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Tagged Bezier Games, Cat in the Box, Hobby Japan, Muneyuki Yokouchi, Trick Taking Games, Trick-taking Games, Trick-taking Week
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Trick-taking Week: The Artwork of Sai Beppu (Article by Chris Wray)
This week is about celebrating trick taking games, and today, we’re celebrating a leading artist of trick taking games, Sai Beppu! Historically, the trick taking game mechanic was packed with dull and drab art, but that has changed in recent … Continue reading
Trick Taking Week: An Interview with David Parlett
I started trick taking week by talking about the recent rise of trick-taking games. But the growth of trick taking games has been centuries in the making, and the spark that led to the era of designer games came decades … Continue reading
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Tagged David Parlett, Trick Taking, Trick-taking Games, Trick-taking Week
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What makes trick-taking so enduring? And is it the most popular game mechanic on the planet? Eight trick-taking designers weigh in!
Trick-taking is one of the oldest card game mechanics: the first entry in our Tricks & Trumps series was Pitch, which dates to around 1600. I also have a theory that trick-taking is the most popular game mechanic on the … Continue reading →
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