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* Spec Trumps

There are 74 cards in the deck - see the deck here.

Please choose how many cards each player gets:

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The Rules

  • Both players start with a set number of playing cards each and the aim of the game is to own the lot of them.
  • The current player at the start of a new game is chosen by tossing a coin.
  • That player then looks at the first card in his hand and chooses a rating to play.
  • His opponent looks at the rating corresponding to his own first card. The highest rating wins and the winner gets the two cards that were being played.
  • If the opponent wins, he takes control of the game, otherwise it's the starting player that begins the next round.
  • In the event of a draw, the two cards that were being played are placed into a pile and are won by the winner of the next round.
  • The game ends when a player doesn't have any more cards in his hand.
The Ratings

A player can choose between the following ratings for each game:
  • Whooshability - Was the game dead fast to play, or was the gameplay of a more sedate nature?
  • Strokability - Did the game charm you with its sickening cuteness or did it have the hugability of Margaret Thatcher?
  • Blastability - Were there plenty of things to shoot, kill, maim or destroy? Or was it a game you could safely play in front of your granny without her tutting?
  • Ponderability - How puzzling was the game to play? Did you have to stop and think every now and then or was it a simple case of shoot first and ask questions later?
  • Memorability - Do people still talk about the game today, a couple of decades since its first release? Or do they rank alongside Brosettes?

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