Six of VIII

The court of King Henry is full of tension. Two queens fight for power, and you pick a side. In Six of VIII you play tricks along a timeline that follows the reign of each queen. Every queen has her own colour, and during her time in power that colour is trump. So the game keeps changing its face. You play together with the person sitting across from you. At the start you secretly pass each other two cards, and then you try to capture the most important courtiers. You always have to follow the colour that was led. Each trick earns you a point, plus the points shown on the cards. After four hands, the team with the most points comes out on top. Want to get more out of it? The advanced version adds extra cards. The King is the highest trump, and the spies slip unnoticed between the tricks to undermine the other side. There is even a card that lets the team with fewer points cancel out a trick. A game full of choices, surprises and a good dose of courtly intrigue.