Enemy Anemone

Hands of numbered suit cards are dealt and players play to sequential tricks where each trick must use a suit not yet played into that trick. The highest card wins the trick and takes the played cards into a personal scoring pile; the lowest card takes an anemone token that can be attached to future cards to boost their value. If a player cannot follow with a new suit they discard a card into their score pile. Ties are broken by play order. After ten tricks players score one point per card taken, with specific ranks worth bonus points; the lowest-scoring player gains an anemone. The lead for the next round goes to the highest scorer, and play continues for four rounds, with the highest total score determining the winner (tie broken by remaining anemones).

Players: 2–6 best 4
Playing time: 20–40 min
Age: 8+
Complexity: 1.6 / 5