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We call it "Screw your neighbour", but the real name is "Oh hell!". It also comes under the names "Nomination whist", "Elevator whist" (l'ascenseur, in French), "Up and down the river", or "Bust". We always play it with 7 cards down to 1 and back up to 7.
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Maximum players: 7,
Good for: 4, 5, 6, 7,
Best for: 5, 6
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Last time played 2 days ago. Played 35 times in total.
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Highly regarded game.
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Maximum players: 5,
Good for: 2, 3, 4, 5,
Best for: 4
Pros: Absorbing game
Cons: Longish playing time
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Last time played 7 year 4 month 4 day ago. Played 3 times in total.
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A simple Uwe Rosenberg game
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Maximum players: unlimited,
Good for: 2, 3, 4, 5, 6,
Best for: 2, 3, 4
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Last time played 1 year 5 month 11 day ago. Played 9 times in total.
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Fun party game in the same vein as Resistance. The HFG does not own it.
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Maximum players: 10,
Good for: 6, 7, 8+,
Best for: 8+
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Last time played 5 year 0 month 10 day ago. Played 15 times in total.
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1995 Spiel des Jahres winner. One of the first games acquired by the HFG, which now owns both the classic version and the Cities and Knights version.
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Maximum players: 4,
Good for: 3, 4,
Best for: 4
Pros: Good gateway game, fun to play.
Cons: Luck with the dice plays a bigger role than you think.
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Last time played 6 year 2 month 3 day ago. Played 5 times in total.
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An enjoyable game that everyone enjoys enjoying.
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Maximum players: 7,
Good for: 3, 4, 5, 6, 7,
Best for: 4, 5
Pros: Table looks very colourful by the end of the game. Plays well with any number of people.
Cons: Unfair advantage if sitting between pacifists. Undecisive players can hold up the game.
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Last time played 3 month 16 day ago. Played 48 times in total.
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The kind of game where you have to guess who your partner is.
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Maximum players: 8,
Good for: 5, 6, 7, 8+,
Best for: 7, 8+
Pros: Good when there are lots of people. Topped the "HFG list of Top Ten Games with pretty girls artwork".
Cons: For some reason, Ian always ends up being the neutral character.
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Last time played 11 year 0 month 23 day ago. Played only once.
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Cooperative game, but a traitor may be lurking among us. It helps to address each other as "My Lord".
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Maximum players: 7,
Good for: 4, 5, 6, 7,
Best for: 5, 6, 7
Pros: Strong theme.
Cons: Forceful personalities may dictate play.
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A game of territorial conquest with a cube tower to settle battles.
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Maximum players: 5,
Good for: 3, 4, 5,
Best for: 4, 5
Pros: Better than Risk.
Cons: Longish playing time.
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Last time played 6 year 10 month 20 day ago. Played only once.
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A 1997 Spiel des Jahres nominee. Card drafting and set collection are the main mechanisms.
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Maximum players: 6,
Good for: 3, 4, 5, 6,
Best for: 5, 6
Pros: Plays well with 6.
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Last time played 6 year 5 month 12 day ago. Played 2 times in total.
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Stephan have compiled the lists of his favorite Top 10 Games, grouped by common themes: Stephan's Top Tens (2019).
Theme months for games (2020).
