Calypso (1955)

About this game

A partnership card game that each player uses the cards won in tricks to form calypsos (all 13 cards of a the players given suit) for herself and her partner. Four regular decks are shuffled together but only 52 are used each hand. Each player has her own trump each hand.

Does it fit your group?

• Group size. Works with 3 to 4.
• Rules load. At 2.0/5 this is a mid-weight game — expect a proper rules explanation before you start.
• Age. The publisher suggests 8 and up. That rates the rules rather than the artwork, so judge the box yourself for younger players.