PLAYED FOR YOU

Dog Cards

an 11 for your Partner

Aim of the game are rows from 1 to 14 - in a game of two and three players you form two such rows, in a game of four you form two teams and each player lays out a row.

104 number cards of values 1 to 14 plus 8 joker cards and 8 robber cards are shuffled and 13 cards are laid out as an open row for all players, in which no card may be placed in the position equal to to the card value. Should such a situation occur the card is put underneath the draw pile and a new card is laid out.

Then each player is dealt five or seven cards and has one action in his turn: Start or continue a row by placing one card, always in ascending order, and using any number of jokers - buy a card from the open row by discarding a card of the position value - place a special card or use the ability of the card - swap a joker card - discard a card and draw a card.

A joker card can be taken from any player’s row by placing the correct number value into the row instead of the joker; a joker from the open row must be bought regularly. When you complete a row the first 13 cards of the row are discarded and the 14 remains in place to indicate that you completed a row; this card cannot be taken by another player. In team play you can place a card you’re your own row or into a row of your partner, but only you can only extend one row per turn.

All that remains of the name-giving Dog board game are the teams and the design of the cards, Dog Cards is a pure card placement/shedding game with a challenging mix of luck, tactic and irritation because I am not allowed to communicate with my partner and somewhat just stole a card from my display.

Players: 2-4

Age: 8+

Time: 20+

Designer: Wolfgang Kramer, Michael Kiesling

Artist: Dennis Lohausen

Price: ca. 8 Euro

Publisher: Schmidt Spiele 2014

Web: www.schmidtspiele.de

Genre: Card placement

Users: For families

Version: multi

Rules: de en fr it

In-game text: no

Comments:

Only the name and team play relate to Dog

Good family game

Is most fun and most interesting when played in teams

Compares to:

Other numeral card placement games

Other editions:

Arclight

Chance (pink): 2

Tactic (turquoise): 3

Strategy (blue): 0

Creativity (dark blue): 0

Knowledge (yellow): 0

Memory (orange): 0

Communication (red): 0

Interaction (brown): 2

Dexterity (green): 0

Action (dark green): 0