For Northwood! A Solo Trick-Taking Game

Yes — your response must be of the same suit as the ruler’s statement if able; you may only play any card when you cannot follow suit. (p.9; examples p.10)

You score if your response is a higher card of the same suit as the ruler’s statement, or if the ruler’s statement doesn’t match the ruler card’s suit but your response does (the trump). (p.9)

Before each ruler’s statement you may activate up to one ally by exhausting it; resolve the ability fully when used, and all allies reset after the visit ends. (p.11; reset p.12)

Remove all substitutes you brought in from the game at the end of the visit whether or not you used their abilities. (p.12)

A visit ends immediately when either your hand or the deck is empty; you cannot end visits early and you may not activate abilities after the visit ends. (p.11)

Yes — at the end of the visit count the cards in your score pile: if it equals the fief’s target score the ruler becomes friendly, otherwise the ruler is removed and the fief is flipped facedown. (p.6; p.12)