Shadow Cards

In Shadow Cards, you make a secret prediction. Before each round, you choose two cards from your hand whose value determines the points to be scored. If you win a trick, you get closer to your prediction. Only those who combine instinct and strategy will prevail after three rounds and win the game.

The question always arises: should I set aside the high numbers to score a lot of points at the end, or should I keep them to make it easier to win tricks during the game? Those who combine instinct and strategy can prevail and win after three rounds.

1. Shuffle and deal all the cards so that each player has the same number of cards in their hand.
2. Before the current round, you secretly predict, using two cards, the number of points you want to win.
3. The suit played first must be followed. If you cannot follow suit, you must discard or cut. Red is always trump.
4. The winner of the trick chooses a card from among those that have been played. Its value corresponds to the number of points won.
5. Once all the tricks have been played, compare your prediction with the total number of points won.
6. The closer your prediction is to the final result, the more points you win.
7. The player with the most points after three rounds wins the game.

Contents:

• 60 cards
• 1 pad
• 1 set of rules