呪術トリック (Cursed Tricks) (2019)

About this game

In 呪術トリック (Cursed Tricks), players aim to take the most cards over a series of hands. Each card taken will be worth 1 point; however, when a player wins a trick, the card that won the trick may "curse" them, causing them not to score cards of that color. If a player takes a curse of a second color, they cannot score points at all, and if a player collects a third curse, the round ends prematurely and the player scores negative points. Curses may be passed to other players who win a trick of that color with a higher ranked card than the current curse, and curses may be broken by players who follow suit and play the lowest card of that suit to a trick. The player with the most points after a certain number of rounds wins.

Does it fit your group?

• Group size. Works with 3 to 4.
• Rules load. At 1.0/5 this is a light game — explain it in a few minutes, good for a table that has not played much.
• Age. The publisher suggests 10 and up. That rates the rules rather than the artwork, so judge the box yourself for younger players.