The Element of Surprise (2024)
4 - 6 persone
30 - 90 min
8+
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Descrizione: The Element of Surprise is a dynamic card game where strategy, teamwork, and bluffing are key to victory. Players are dealt 14 cards and engage in a series of rounds, where they bid on the total points their team can win. The game features a unique twist with players calling trump suits and hidden partners, adding layers of intrigue as teams are formed and secret alliances emerge. The cards themselves vary in point value, and the elemental cards serve as powerful trump cards in the game.
The game is played through several phases: dealing, bidding, banking, calling partners, playing, and scoring. In the bidding phase, players compete to claim the bid, which determines who will call the trump color and partners for the round. The winner of the bid also claims the Bank, selecting cards to boost their team's strategy. Partners are kept hidden until play begins, and called cards are revealed. Teamwork is crucial as players work together, sometimes unknown to the other partners, to meet their bid and accumulate points.
To win, players must strategically manage their cards and work with their partners to collect points. The goal is to be the first to reach 1500 points by successfully winning rounds and meeting the points pledged in the bid. However, failure to meet the bid results in penalties, making each round a tense and exciting challenge of skill and deception.
Ultimately, The Element of Surprise combines tactical bidding, clever card play, and shifting alliances to create a game where every decision counts, and no two rounds are ever the same.
—description from the designer
The game is played through several phases: dealing, bidding, banking, calling partners, playing, and scoring. In the bidding phase, players compete to claim the bid, which determines who will call the trump color and partners for the round. The winner of the bid also claims the Bank, selecting cards to boost their team's strategy. Partners are kept hidden until play begins, and called cards are revealed. Teamwork is crucial as players work together, sometimes unknown to the other partners, to meet their bid and accumulate points.
To win, players must strategically manage their cards and work with their partners to collect points. The goal is to be the first to reach 1500 points by successfully winning rounds and meeting the points pledged in the bid. However, failure to meet the bid results in penalties, making each round a tense and exciting challenge of skill and deception.
Ultimately, The Element of Surprise combines tactical bidding, clever card play, and shifting alliances to create a game where every decision counts, and no two rounds are ever the same.
—description from the designer