Category: Card Games

Guillotine

Take to the streets during the French Revolution with Guillotine, a game that has you and the other players representing a group of guillotine operators in rivalry with one another. Your goal is to collect the highest profile heads throughout the three different rounds. Every round, 12 different nobles will be put in front of you for the guillotine. Depending on the noble, they will be worth different amounts of money. Using your action cards, you will try to change the order of the guillotine line to ensure that you are getting the high-prized heads when it’s your turn.Number of players:2-5
Recommended ages:12+
Estimated playtime:30 minutes

Grifters

Step into the world of Grifters that takes place in a dystopian society where you work as powerful kingpins and crime bosses. In this game, you work to build up your different underground organizations by way of bringing in new recruits that have special skills to help you achieve your goal. You keep all of these specialists ready to go in your hand, ready to be dictated and controlled as you see fit. This hand-building game takes around 30 minutes to play and is best suited for between 2 to 4 players.Number of players:2-4
Recommended ages:14+
Estimated playtime:30 minutes

Disturbed Friends

Cheekily referred to by its creators as perhaps the worst game ever made, one that should even be banned, Disturbed Friends is a card game designed to be offensive and abrasive. This card game makes an excellent party games, leaving you and your friends to guess what one of your friends would do in a variety of really terrible situations by voting on the best answer that is given. It comes with 250 different cards made to offend you in different ways, including more than 100 offensive cartoon cards. The game comes with voting cards for as many as 10 players.Number of players:2-10
Recommended ages:18+
Estimated playtime:10-90 minutes

Chronology

With Chronology, you and your friends will challenge each other to determine which item was invented before the other. Figure out which came first, the first John Deere Plow or Abraham Lincoln’s famous Gettysburg address? You can create your own timeline of different events, trying to figure out what event comes next in your specific timeline. Those who have the first timeline of 10 correct cards will win the game. The game can be played by 2 to 4 players who are aged 14 and over and comes with 429 double-sided cards featuring 858 points in history.Number of players:2-8
Recommended ages:14+
Estimated playtime:30 minutes

Sushi Go!

In this Sushi Go! game, your goal is to try to catch the best-looking sushi combination as it goes past you. You win points when you do something such as creating the most maki rolls or for collecting all of the different types of sashimi. Cards like wasabi cards help you triple the value of the sushi as well. Those who collect the most points at the end of the game are the clear winners. It comes with 108 different cards, leaving you with plenty of sushi combinations. The game helps to reinforce probability and strategic thinking.Number of players:2-5
Recommended ages:8+
Estimated playtime:15 minutes

Monopoly Deal

Change the way you think about the game of Monopoly with this Monopoly Deal Card Game. The card game takes Monopoly and puts it into card form, offering you a brand new way to play the classic card game. You collect different sets of cards that are color coded depending on their properties. You can get new properties and swap them with other players, or you can charge them to purchase it. Using certain action cards, you can even steal properties from other players. There are 110 cards in each deck, and it is designed for ages 8 and up.Number of players:2-5
Recommended ages:8+
Estimated playtime:15 minutes

Lanterns: The Harvest Festival

Through the placement of tiles in Palace Lake, this Lanterns: The Harvest Festival game allows you to dedicate different lanterns to loved ones. The game is set in Imperial China and features 56 lantern cards and 36 lake tiles as well as 20 engraved wooden favor tokens, 1 custom fishing boat made from wood and 30 dedication tokens. Through the game, players work as artists who are hoping to celebrate the harvest festival by decorating the lake with these lanterns using the tools they are given. It is made for 2 to 4 players at a time.Number of players:2-4
Recommended ages:8+
Estimated playtime:20-40 minutes

Friday

In Rio Grande Games Friday, you and you alone are responsible for winning this one-player strategy game. You play as someone helping a man named Robinson who has come to your island recently. You must help him develop his skills for survival and help him fight against different threats to do so. In the game, the character of Robinson is created using a stack of cards that boast different traits, and while you collect different cards, you can improve upon his stats and skills. It is designed for those aged 13 and above and takes 30 minutes to play.Number of players:1
Recommended ages:13+
Estimated playtime:30 minutes

Coup

Set in a dystopian future, Coup is a game that takes place in a dystopian world where the government is now run by a for-profit class that consists of multinational CEOs. The corruption in the economy has made everyone but them poor and desperate. From these oppressed people came a movement called the Resistance. While playing as a powerful figure in the government, you work to fight against the Resistance through bribery, manipulation and bluffing in an effort to bring yourself to the top tier of power. Destroy your rivals and conquer the Resistance to win.Number of players:2-6
Recommended ages:10+
Estimated playtime:15 minutes

Bloodborne: The Card Game

Set in the same universe as the popular PlayStation 4 game Bloodborne, Bloodborne: The Card Game puts you and your friends in the shoes of the main character to navigate the world in a brand new way. As you all go deeper into the dungeon, you will receive upgrades that can make your hunters stronger and more powerful. There are randomly generated bosses that must be defeated as you go, meaning there is plenty of replay opportunity. This game is best suited for 3 to 6 players and takes around 30 to 45 minutes to play.Number of players:3-6
Recommended ages:14+
Estimated playtime:30-45 minutes