Inflation!

Players simulate currency hyperinflation through a trick-taking mechanism built on a growing-deck numeric system. The deck contains one 1, two 2s, three 3s, and so on up to ten 10s; played cards remain in a player’s pile and new plays are placed on top, so card values stack into multi-digit numbers for subsequent tricks. Players must follow the lead rank when possible and bid how many tricks they expect to take. Tricks and bid outcomes score points, but the player who wins the most tricks loses, representing the worst currency devaluation.

Players: 3–4 best 4
Playing time: 20 min
Age: 8+
Complexity: 1.7 / 5