Tricks and the Phantom

Somewhere among the four suspects hides the culprit. It is up to you to work out who it is. But beware: a phantom may be roaming about, turning everything upside down and putting you on the wrong track. In Tricks and the Phantom it is all about looking closely, thinking ahead and now and then a little bluffing. The game uses only ten or eleven cards, and yet there is surprisingly much to it. In turn you play a card face down on the table while predicting who will end up with the highest card and is therefore the culprit. Every card has a colour that you have to show, so your opponents can gradually guess what you are holding. Some cards have a special effect, so a high number does not automatically mean you win. Points go to whoever plays the highest card and to whoever correctly predicted the culprit. This is not a game where you simply wait to see which card you get. You read each other, watch for glances and try to see through the other players' thoughts. Small in size, big on tension, and within twenty minutes you know who was right.