Masquerade is a simple team card game full of unexpected twists as you only find out who you're playing with as the game progresses.
First launched on the crowdfunding platform Kickstarter in November 2022, the game quickly gained popularity and reached the funding goal in December 2022. Now it's printed and available to everyone in the EU!
The game is based on the basic principle that although it is played in teams, you do not know at the beginning who you are playing with. This has to be found out in the course of the game. The game is always played in two teams (1 vs 2 for the 3-player version, 2 vs 2 for the 4-player version, 2 vs 3 for the 5-player version). Team membership is decided by the partner cards.
Each Masquerade Deck contains two partner cards, so when all cards are dealt early in the game, two players each have a partner card in hand. These two players automatically form a team without knowing who has the second partner card. The exciting? Until both partner cards have been placed in the course of the game, you don't know for sure who you're playing with.
The aim of the game is to collect enough diamonds to win as a team. The number of diamonds required to win varies depending on the number of players.
The game is played in rounds, with players trying to win in each round by strategically playing cards. The first card played in a round determines the group of suits that may be placed. If the first card z. B. blue, all players must play cards from the blue group, unless they don't have any, then they can play any card of their choice.
In the course of the game, special action cards come into play that strategically enrich the game. For example, you allow B. the thief (if skillfully placed) to steal a diamond from the opposing team.
Masquerade is a modern interpretation of the game principles of the traditionally infamous Doppelkopf, embedded in colors and action cards that guarantee an interactive game flow. Great fun for friends and family!
The printed rules and the text on the cards are in English. The German regulations are available on our website at:
https://maro.games/das-spiel-de
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