Episode Details

Growing up in Germany, I started playing traditional trick-taking games like Skat or Doppelkopf from a relatively young age. I'm used to the idea of suits, trump, following suit, taking tricks, gleaning information from what cards others play and much more. Traditional trick-taking games sort of have their own language. So I love to see modern games developing this mechanism further and incorporating it into other mechanisms, creating completely new game experiences.

Read the full article here: https://tabletopgamesblog.com/2022/10/18/tricky-tricks-trick-taking-and-other-games-topic-discussion/

Useful Links

• Skat: https://boardgamegeek.com/boardgame/6819/skat
• Doppelkopf: https://boardgamegeek.com/boardgame/9364/doppelkopf
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