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Picante !
€14.52
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In the trick-taking card game Stick 'Em, first released as Sticheln, players seek to gather points each hand by taking as many cards as possible of all but one color, while trying to avoid cards of one color of their choosing.In more detail, at the beginning of each hand, each player simultaneously selects and reveals one card from their hand, with the color of this card representing their "pain" color. At the end of the hand, each card of this color that they've collected (including their initial choice from their hand) is worth negative points equal to the card's face value. Each card of another color that this player has collected is worth 1 point.
To play out the hand, the active player leads a card, then each other player in clockwise order plays one card. If all cards are of the same color, then whoever played the highest card collects these cards, then leads the next trick; if all cards are not of the same color, then whoever played the highest card of a color not initially led collects these cards, then leads the next trick. (One exception: A zero card can never win a trick.) In effect, each color played in a particular trick that doesn't match the color of the card led is considered a trump card, and the highest trump wins. In the event of a tie, the earlier played card breaks the tie.
Play as many hands as the number of players in the game, summing each player's points over those hands to determine a winner.
Some versions of Sticheln allow for play with up to six players, while the third and fourth German editions of the game include enough cards to allow for play with up to eight players. (These versions also allow players to play the game Hattrick by the same designer, with rules for this game included as a variant.)
Gameplay
At the start of each round, choose one card from all those dealt to you and place it face up in front of you, visible to everyone.This is your Picante suit. You will lose as many points as the face value of all the cards of this suit you collect during the round... starting with the first card you chose!
Then the fun begins!
The first player plays a card of their chosen suit. Any card of another suit is considered a trump and wins the trick. If several trumps are played, the highest one wins.
Zero is never a trump.
It's up to you to choose when to collect the cards that will earn you 1 point each and when to avoid your Picante suit, which will cost you many points!
Piquante is a very subtle game, and it's easy to be tricked by the other players, who will certainly try to make you play as many cards of your Picante suit as possible.
Technical sheet
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Board Game Geek
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Reference
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GRLSTI001538
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Release date
- 2026th, June 26th
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Age
- 10+
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Number of players
- 3-6
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Game length
- 30 min.
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Rules Difficulty
- Moderate
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Concentration
- Casual
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Atmosphere
- Relaxed
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Theme
- cooking
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Language
- EN , FR
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Game Designer
- Klaus Palesch
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Illustrator
- Franz Vohwinkel , Oliver Freudenreich
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Product type
- Game
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Mechanics
- Hand Management , Trick Taking
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Material
- 1 règle du jeu , 18 jetons piments , 90 cartes numérotées de 0 à 14 dans 6 couleurs de piments différents
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Collection
- Sticheln
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Box size
- 122 x 96 x 31 mm
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Weight
- 0.18 KG
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Package size
- 10.00 x 12.00 x 3.00 CM
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Take all the cards you can - except in your “pain suit” - in this trick-taking game.
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