Bleeding Sherwood (1996)

About this game

The peasants around Sherwood Forest are getting pretty rich thanks to Robin Hood's meddling. In this auction card game, players take on the roles of merchants hoping to profit from this new-found wealth by bidding on randomly-turned up point cards. Just try to avoid the Robin Hood card. Very satirical. Out of print as of 2003.

Does it fit your group?

• Group size. Works with 3 to 5.
• Rules load. At 1.4/5 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.