Top Results for Trick Avoidance

Sticheln is a trick-taking card game designed by Swiss game designer Urs Hostettler, first published in 1993 by Edition Perlhuhn. The game uses a custom deck of cards in multiple colors, with each player having a 'pain color' that generates penalty points when captured. Unlike traditional trick-taki...

Barbu is a French card game played with a standard 52-card deck by four players. The game consists of a series of different contracts or 'kings,' with several rounds specifically designed for trick avoidance rather than trick taking. Each player takes turns selecting which type of round to play, cho...

Omnibus Hearts is a variant of the classic American trick-avoidance card game Hearts. The game is distinguished by introducing the Jack of Diamonds as a bonus card, awarding a 10-point subtraction to the player who captures it. This specific rule alters the standard scoring dynamics and provides pla...

Black Maria is a trick-taking card game and the standard British variant of the American game Hearts. It is played with a standard 52-card deck and follows the trick-avoidance mechanic, where players aim to avoid winning penalty cards in each trick. The Queen of Spades serves as the most significant...

Cancellation Hearts is a multiplayer variant of the Hearts trick-avoidance card game, adapted for groups larger than the standard four players. It uses multiple standard 52-card decks shuffled together, and when identical cards of the same rank and suit are played to a single trick, they cancel each...

Rovescino is a historical Italian trick-taking card game played with a 40-card deck, notable because the lowest cards hold the highest value, reversing traditional rankings.

Podrida is a traditional Spanish trick-taking card game notable for its rescue mechanic and dynamic bidding system where players can challenge opponents for control.

Traversone is an Italian trick-taking card game related to Tressette. It is an avoidance game: players generally try not to win tricks, so taking cards can create penalty points instead of helping a player's score. The game is commonly associated with a 40-card Italian pack and no trump suit, but re...

Polignac is a historical French trick-taking card game built around avoiding penalty cards rather than collecting tricks. It is traditionally played without a trump suit and often uses a 32-card pack, with Jacks forming the central penalty group; some rules assign extra weight to one particular Jack...

Lorum is a Hungarian card game that combines trick-taking with several contracts or scoring conditions. Traditional versions use a 32-card pack, and the trump suit is determined by a card revealed after dealing. The game can include both trick-taking and trick-avoidance objectives, so players may so...

Slobberhannes is a traditional German trick-taking card game notable for its negative scoring, where players actively try to avoid winning specific tricks.

Reversis is an historical trick-taking card game associated with Spain and played with a standard deck. Its central objective reverses the usual aim of trick-taking games: players seek to avoid particular tricks, cards, or scoring penalties rather than collect them. The game is historically importan...

Knaves is a historical English trick-taking card game notable for its specific ruleset that elevates the Jack cards to the highest-ranking position during play.