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The trick-taking game Black Spy is a film noir take on Hearts as you want to enlist the best spies you can while avoiding the black spies, who will always turn against you.
Black Spy lasts a number of rounds, with players scoring points each round. The game is played using mostly standard trick-taking rules: Each turn, someone plays a card to the center of the table, then in turn each player lays down (if possible) a card matching the suit or rank of the card led, throwing out any other card otherwise. The highest card in the color led wins the trick, and that player leads the next trick. Points come only from the black cards, with the black spies (yes, "spies", with six black #7 cards) being worth ten points each and all other black cards worth 1-5 points. When someone reaches 200 or more points at the end of a round, the game ends and the player with the lowest score wins.
Ages | 14+ |
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Players | 2 Players, 3 Players, 4 Players, 5 Players, 6 Players |
Play Time | 45m – 45m |
Designer | Alan R. Moon |
Mechanics | Trick-taking |
Theme | Card Game, Spies/Secret Agents |
Publisher | ABACUSSPIELE, Ali Baba e.V., Hexagames (I), The Avalon Hill Game Co, Z-Man Games, Inc. |
Badger on the move
Played as Gespenster. Much enjoyed it, despite its age (Alan Moon’s first published game). It requires a different way of thinking and all players slipped up at times.
colinthil
The game is very simple to learn and has a really great flow. The idea of being a sneaky secret agent while avoiding taking any trick works well, the player who gets the attention is usually the one that looses, which is a nice twist. There is some interesting decisions to be made at the start of each round. The game can be a bit punishing, but in the end the scores tends to even out after several rounds.
Anakin1981
A very nice variant to Hearts! The card quality is excellent by Z-Man. If you like Hearts or if you want an easy and nice introductory to trick taking games this is a must buy.