In this 52-card episode of the Shut Up & Sit Down Podcast, Ava and Tom are chatting about a whole bindle of different card games - some of which Tom took with him on holiday, some of which are new adventures in the world of trick taking, and some of which are juuuust for Ava. It’s a rambly wander through a whole bunch of different boxes… right here.
I need to play more Innovation. I’ve had it in my collection for years but only manged a couple games. It’s been interesting enough, though, to survive multiple cullings–the small box helps–but I really want to play it more.
Good to hear of Tom trying out Bridge. Never played it myself - my younger-self’s trick-taking games of choice were Ninety-nine and French Tarot - but one of those games it would be good to try with the right people.
I think Innovation is amazing, definitely in my top 5 games. We’re close to 300 plays now and every game feels different and we’ve not touched an expansion yet.
Only Race for the Galaxy comes close for the amount of game in a small box
Joe Reese from the Train Rush was dumping a lot of games in the Geekmarket and so I have been grabbing some tricker takers I cant find elsewhere. Alas, I got beaten by somebody to Bug Council.
I am not a fan of Skull King as it is Oh Hell (see “card games that don’t suck” series) but with a lot of complications for a trick taking game.