For Fame & Fortune

A card-drafting game in which players compete to build the best Fortune Hand over several rounds. Players begin with ten cards and draft five, then play or pass to reduce the number of cards drafted in the next round while increasing their stakes. Played cards form a shared pool used to complete hands. After four cards are played, each player either plays a final card or draws and discards. Discarded cards may be stolen by other players. Once the fifth card is played, hands are compared and points are awarded based on the stakes and Fortune Modifiers. The game ends after each player has dealt or after a set number of rounds.

Players: 2–6 best 6
Playing time: 20 min
Age: 14+
Complexity: 1.4 / 5