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Let’s talk about card games!

00:00 Fact for 409

A little about Formula 409^®.

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0:04:30 What We’ve Been Playing

Finished My City – ultimate winner: Anitra, but it was really close at the end!
HiFi – full review coming soon
Odin – with 6 players, it was less fun. Too easy to get stuck unable to play cards.
5 Towers
Jekyll & Hyde vs Scotland Yard

0:15:30 What We’ve Been Playing – October

Andrew: 14 unique games 25 times, H-index 2 (My City, Chit Chat, Ink, Duel for Cardia, Odin)

Anitra: 16 unique games 36 times, H-index 3 (My City, Duel for Cardia, Bomb Busters, Chit Chat)

Almost all of our games we played with each other, much more than usual.

0:18:30 The Family Gamers Community

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Welcome Post!

#Backtalk

We asked about your seasonal gaming traditions. A few of you answered on the #backtalk channel on the Discord, and that’s about it!

0:23:00 Our Top 5 Card Games… For Now

Sometimes you want something small, and fast (and cheap!). What you want is a card game. Here are five of our favorites:

Trick taking: Skull King

If you like trick-taking games but wish they were wackier, or you want to include more than four players, Skull King has you covered. Up to eight players can join in – make a bid for how many tricks you’ll win, but beware of cards like the pirates, mermaids, the pirate king, and the white whale.

Traditional (ish) card game: Flip 7 (our review)

This is another game that supports a LOT of players (up to 18?!?) It feels a bit like Blackjac