Tag Archives: Tricks & Trumps

Tricks and Trumps #2: Variations on the Classics (1967-1990)

Posted on March 4, 2023 by Chris Wray

Tricks and Trumps #2: Variations on the Classics (1967-1990) This is our second entry in a thirteen-part series featuring trick taking games.  You can find the first entry here and the series introduction here. This entry will focus on trick … Continue reading →

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Tricks and Trumps #1: The Classics Before 1965

Posted on February 27, 2023 by Chris Wray

This is a relaunch of our long-lost trick-taking series, Tricks & Trumps. You can find the series introduction posted just before this article; I’d recommend reading it first, since it lists the methodology we used to select the games discussed … Continue reading →

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Tricks and Trumps: Series Introduction (Or Reintroduction?)

Posted on February 27, 2023 by Chris Wray

Tricks and Trumps: Series Introduction (Or Reintroduction?)  This is the series introduction for a 13-part series featuring trick-taking games. And today marks the start of Trick-Taking Week here on The Opinionated Gamers.   If you’re a long time reader, this might … Continue reading →

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Trick-taking in 2021: Reflections on the Past, Present, and Future of My Favorite Mechanic

Posted on December 17, 2021 by Chris Wray

I played Ghosts of Christmas last night. It was, simply put, one of the best trick-taking games I’ve ever played. I’m hooked. Thematically, it is a nod to the Dickensian novel A Christmas Carol. Players can play into one of … Continue reading →

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Tricks and Trumps #4: Modern Trick Taking Card Games (1996-1998)

Posted on July 28, 2016 by Chris Wray

This is our fourth entry in an eleven-part series featuring trick taking games.  This entry will focus on trick taking games from 1996 to 1998.  During this era, game designers, primarily out of Germany, were putting their own creative twists … Continue reading →

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Tricks and Trumps #3: Trick Taking Meets German Game Designers (1990-1995)

Posted on March 19, 2016 by Chris Wray

This is our third entry in an eleven-part series featuring trick taking games.  This entry will focus on trick taking games from the early 1990s to 1995.  During this era, German game designers started to put their own creative twists … Continue reading →

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