2020 · Card Game

Allegra

Players try to keep a running total of numbered cards as low as possible across three rounds by swapping, revealing and discarding cards in a shared grid area. Each player has a 4x3 layout of face-down cards; the rightmost column counts as part of the right-hand neighbor’s area and likewise each player benefits from their left neighbor’s rightmost column. On a turn a player draws from the deck or discard pile, then either swaps that card with one in their area or discards it to flip a card face up. Drawing from the deck can be contested by a knock from another player that triggers a special exchange sequence between the drawer and the knocker. Forming three identical cards in a row or column removes them from play. When one player has all cards face up, final turns are taken and players total the values in their area; the starter of the end round is penalized if their score is not the lowest. Scores carry across three rounds.

groupPlayers

2–6 best 4

schedulePlaying time

30–40 min

cakeAge

8+

psychologyComplexity

1.5 / 5