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Hektik

I offer three cards!

The game comprises cards featuring 20 different symbols; there are 7 cards for each symbol. For a game you need to use one set for each player in the game, or, looking at it the other way, up to 20 players can take part in the hectic search for cards.  The necessary number of cards according to the number of players is shuffled and each player is dealt 7 cards. You may not look at the cards before the game starts.

On a signal all take up the cards and now can simultaneously trade cards with others, adhering to the following rules: If you offer several cards, all cards must have the same symbol. The problem with this: You can only name the number of symbols you offer, never the symbol itself and you can never show the cards you are offering. And you can only trade with a player offering the same number of cards.

The first player holding 7 identical symbols calls “Hectic!” and wins the game.

All you can do is act blindly, for instance offer two cards and take to cards. Oups – the two cards you received fit a card that you already hold – so now you can either offer one of the remaining cards and hoping that it is one fitting the three, or you can offer all three cards and hope that you get three others fitting one of your four remaining cards .. and then it gets difficult, because if you sit on four cards you can only acquire the missing three via single offers or hope to make up a set of three from the singles and trade it for the three you miss.

Hectic, as promised! But somehow it works out all the time – a nice party game, especially good for large groups!

Players: 5-20

Age: 6+

Time: 5+

Designer: Raphael Kasmai

Artist: Stefanie Zander

Price: ca. 10 Euro

Publisher: Sejo Spiele 2010

Web: www.sejo-spiele.de

Genre: Card game

Users: For families

Special: Many players

Version: multi

Rules: de en

In-game text: no

Comments:

Party game * good for large groups * tactics nearly impossible * easy to explain

Compares to:

First game of its kind

Other editions:

Currently none

Chance (pink): 3

Tactic (turquoise): 1

Strategy (blue): 0

Creativity (dark blue): 0

Knowledge (yellow): 0

Memory (orange): 0

Communication (red): 0

Interaction (brown): 3

Dexterity (green): 0

Action (dark green): 0