Wizard is a several times selection of Games Magazine. Wizard is a trumps and bidding game which is easier for kids than hearts (fewer cards to hold, quicker rounds) and as appealing to adults as euchre. In the first round, each player gets one card; there will be one trick. Everyone bids. In the second round there are two tricks. Total of bids may or may not equal the number of tricks available. At the end of the round, each player who makes his bid gets 20 points plus 10 per trick one. Miss your bid and lose 10 points per trick.
Here's how one thoughtful reader responded, "Hi - I'm not too happy with your review of Wizard. We are four adult female relatives who happily play Wizard all afternoon once a week, and have done so for two years straight! It's like Spades plus wild cards, only better. It's a wonderful, wonderful game and I can't figure out why it's not better known - but I don't know anyone who's heard of it.* It's much more interesting than Euchre because of the added risk, and also because it calls for more skill in bidding and taking tricks; that's not a good comparison (Euchre bores us). It's a TERRIFIC game and we're so glad I happened on it at your Keystone Crossing store! - Mary et al. (Indianapolis) Mary also wrote, "We wore out enough sets of cards that we eventually bought plastic cards and made up our own sets, buying blank cards to label 'Wizards'. The cards are not of great quality - poorer quality than generic poker cards you can buy in the drug store."
Another customer testimonial came when I was showing Wizard to a customer in our store recently. A shopper who happened to be standing nearby chimed in. She said, "Our family loves Wizard...even the people who claim not to like cards. We call it the card game for people who don't play card games." She made the sale. * Note to Mary, somebody has heard of Wizard. It has led our card games department in sales for the past two years.
Five Crowns is not over 'til the kings go wild. This game is very popular for several reasons. It is easily learned, yet addictive. Fortunes can change quickly, so even if behind, one has hope. Five Crowns is fun for 2 or more. Kids, teens, and adults all enjoy playing. There are five suits in five bright colors. In the first round play three cards, threes are wild. Next, four cards; fours are wild. Remember, the game's not over 'til the kings go wild. The pace is fast and luck is more important than skill.
Publisher The Set Game Company produces several high quality games, the most popular of which are Set, Quiddler, and Five Crowns. Be sure and check them out!
There are 4 kinds of cards in Fluxx: Keepers: You put these out on the table in front of you when you play them. Goals: When someone plays a goal, it stays in the center of the table until a new goal takes its place. To win, you simply need to do whatever the goal says. Most of the time, the goal requires you to have a couple of particular Keepers on the table in front of you. As soon as any player achieves the current goal, that player wins!
Actions: These are 1 time use cards that let you do fun stuff like stealing someone else's Keeper, getting rid of a rule you don't like, drawing more cards, and so on.
Go down into the dungeon. Kill everything you meet. Backstab your friends and steal their stuff. Grab the treasure and run.
This stand-alone card game captures the dungeon experience. All you have to do is kill monsters and grab magic items. And what magic items! Don the Horny Helmet or the Boots of Butt-Kicking. Wield the Staff of Napalm, or maybe the Chainsaw of Bloody Dismemberment.
Fast-paced and silly, Munchkin can reduce any roleplaying group into hysteria. And, while they're laughing, you can steal their stuff. Contents: 168 cards, rules sheet, and sturdy set-up box
The Munchkins are at it again, this time in a chop-socky Hong Kong action style. The characters are Samaurai, Ninja, Yakuza, and Monks. The foes are mooks, demons, and assorted bad guys from the worst of all the martial arts films you've ever seen.
Yes, it CAN be combined with Munchkin and/or Star Munchkin, but it can just as easily be played alone.
From the description, it's hard to know just where the charisma lies, but folks are raving about this game: "Killer Bunnies is a fast paced, action filled card game, in which you must try to keep as many Bunnies alive as possible, while eliminating your opponents' Bunnies. The problem: Your opponents are armed with weapons and will stop at nothing to keep you from winning the game, which can get dreadfully vengeful, horribly nasty, hilariously messy, and just plain fun!
"Can you keep from being attacked by the whimsical Whisk or the torching Flame Thrower? Defend your Bunnies with the Magic Spatula, or use a Feed The Bunny card to starve out an opponent! It's off-the-wall strategic fun, where the goal is to survive and claim the Magic Carrot to win the game!
Contents: 165 Large cards (blue starter deck and yellow booster deck) 36 small cards, 6 twelve sided dice & rules. We stock all sets that are in print.
This expansion contains new game variants and two new bean types, the Cognac bean and the Field bean. With High Bohn (for 3-5 players), the players may spend their thalers on buildings located in Virginia City. These building have attributes that give the players new tactics for winning. The Plus part of this expansion adds Field Beans (for 4-5 players) that can be harvested for a third field and Order cards (for 3-7 players) that allow players to earn extra thalers when they can fill very specific orders.
Newly back in print after a long hiatus, this Card Game version of the classic board game has been highly sought after by collectors. Now you can get it without paying the collector's price.
...it's holding onto them that's the trick! Sets are worth points, and highest score wins the game. Taking an opponent's set is easy, but beware: It's not what you take, it's what you keep that counts. With players matching and stealing sets faster than you can say "Ruckus," fortunes change quickly. Until the final card is played, it's anybody's game!
