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The Dwarf King

Le Roi des Nains Der Zwergenkönig

All dwarves have beards; the king of dwarves has the longest beard … that said, the rules explain a card game where beards do not feature at all. There are three suits of cards, blue Knights, green Dwarves and red Goblins - all three suits with cards numbers 2 to 10 plus Jack, Queen, King and Ace - plus 14 special cards – twice number 11 and once number 1 for each suit and five special cards without suit affiliation – as well as 20 quest tiles which determine the way how the current round is scored.

You play 7 rounds, the first dealer is the owner of the game; for the following rounds the dealer is the player who had the 5 of Dwarves in the previous round. The dealer draws a special card, explains, shuffles it into the other cards and deals the cards to all players. If you hold the 5 of Knights you draw the top quest card, read it out, choose one of the rules and explain it, if necessary. If you hold 5 of Goblins you show it and lead the first trick for a trick game in which you must follow suit but need not trick; there is also no trump in the game. The special card takes effect according to its text. When all tricks have been played the round is scored according to the chosen quest tile rule, for instance: Each Dwarf in a trick scores you one point and each Knight in a trick loses you a point. You win with most points after seven rounds.

The Dwarf King is a standard trick taking game, the fun and allure is provided by the special cards which can lead to swapping of your hand or earn three points for the winner of the next trick; all in all a game for fans of card games featuring changing special rules.

Players: 3-5

Age: 10+

Time: 30+

Designer: Bruno Faidutti

Artist: Christophe Swal

Price: ca. 15 Euros

Publisher: Iello 2011

Web: www.iello.fr

Genre: Trick-taking card game

Users: For families

Version: en

Rules: de en fr

In-game text: yes

Comments:

Basically a standard trick taking game

Only 1 of 14 special cards in play

Witty drawings

Compares to:

All trick taking card games with special rules

Other editions:

Der König der Zwerge, Le Roi des Nains

Chance (pink): 3

Tactic (turquoise): 1

Strategy (blue): 0

Creativity (dark blue): 0

Knowledge (yellow): 0

Memory (orange): 2

Communication (red): 0

Interaction (brown): 3

Dexterity (green): 0

Action (dark green): 0