Tricks and the Phantom

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Tricks and the Phantom is a simple deduction game using only ten (or eleven) cards with a little bluffing element.
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Tricks and the Phantom is a simple deduction game using only ten (or eleven) cards with a little bluffing element. Deduce the culprit from among the four persons. However, there may be a "phantom" who attempts to confuse you.

In the base game, ten cards are dealt to four players, so players have hands of only two or three cards. As in a trick-taking game, each player plays one card face down in turn order. While doing this, each player forecasts who has the highest card (that is, the culprit). Each card has a color (suit), and you have to show that color when you play the card; this allows opponents to narrow down the number of your card, but some cards have a special effect, so big numbers don’t win automatically. Points are awarded to whoever played the highest card (the culprit) and to whoever correctly forecasted that player winning.

Tricks and the Phantom is not just card luck. It is a strategy inference game that requires you to read each other’s psychology.

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Data sheet

Minimum number of players
2
Maximum number of players
4
Age
10+
Playing time
15 - 30 minutes
Language
English
Language dependent
Extensive use of text
Designer
Takashi Saito
How many players?
For 2
How many players?
Small groups (2-4)
Game mechanism
Deduction
Game mechanism
Bluff
Artist
Jun Sasaki
Artist
Yog Akase (赤瀬 よぐ)
Type of game
Card Game