Short Zoot Suit (2023)

About this game

Short Zoot Suit is a trick-taking game that exists in the land of Bollywoods, or Bear Hollywood. The bears are out tonight, looking good, but making sure their suits aren't too short! Players try to balance the number of tricks they win with the number of times they played off-suit, or short-suit. At the start of the hand, players create a personal draw deck out of some of the cards they are dealt. Drawing from this deck can help players manipulate their hands for later play and short-suiting. The game ends when any player is out of cards, allowing for player-defined hand lengths. —description from designer

Does it fit your group?

• Group size. Works with 2 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 10 and up. That rates the rules rather than the artwork, so judge the box yourself for younger players.