Can't Win

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Can't Win

510.3Trick-Taking & Ladders

Players
3–4
Time
45 min
Complexity

Players compete to predict their exact number of trick wins while choosing a personal constraint that makes winning harder—or easier.

Gameplay

Choose a self-imposed restriction, bid how many tricks you will win, then play cards to take tricks and score for hitting your bid. The tension is setting a handicap that gives you control without accidentally winning too much or too little.

ThemeAbstractThemedImmersive
RandomnessLuck-ishTacticalSkill
InteractionMinimalIndirectDirect
LearningIntuitiveModerateHeavy
TempoLightThoughtfulIntense
BoardGameGeek Ratings:7.72.50BoardGameGeek

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