Trick-Taking and Climbing
How Sail succeeds as a two-player cooperative game
This trick-taking game is constantly making players reprioritize.
Trick-Taking and Climbing
Three great games I played recently
And then three more, briefly
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Understanding the trick-taking renaissance
Looking at the rise of trick-taking games from a data-driven perspective
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Friedemann Friese's trick-taking games
One of the great German designers has some excellent trick-taking games in his roster.
Trick-Taking and Climbing
Five up-and-coming designers to know
These five newcomer designers are doing fascinating things in board games.
Trick-Taking and Climbing
The 33 trick-taking games I played last weekend
I spent four days in Austin at T3C playing trick-takers.
2025 Games
10 great trick-taking and climbing games from 2025
Plus at least 12 more games I enjoyed this year.
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Happy Thanksgiving from Don't Eat the Meeples
Plus seven great climbing and shedding games
My Favorite Games
My five favorite trick-taking games
This list could change at any moment.
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14 'older' trick-taking games worth revisiting
Older, of course, is a relative term. These games were released over a decade ago.
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The forest and the trees: My trick-taking journey
A rambling look at the board games niche I've found myself in
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Taiki Shinzawa, trick-taking innovator
Few people have pushed trick-taking in new directions quite like Taiki Shinzawa. Let's explore his catalog together.