Also out in January from Rio Grande is Gambit Royale, originally published under the name Ruse & Bruise. This family game now has
five new cards than the previous version. In Gambit Royale, the players
use royal households to manipulate the court and score the most victory
points using influence cards and characters. Players use their influence
to try to claim a goal card of between 1-5 victory points. Whichever
player has the most influence obtains the goal, and after six rounds,
the winner is determined. It has a game time of 30 minutes for 2-6
players, ages 13 and up.
Deep Water Games has announced they are bringing the excellent card game Claim (2017) to North America in 2019. Claim, by designer Scott
Almes of no tiny fame and artist among artists Mihajlo Dimitrievski, is a
2 player trick taking game played in 2 distinct phases. Players first
recruit followers using their hand of cards, which they then play
against each other to win favor from the factions of the realm. At the
end of the game, whoever has the majority in 3 of the 5 factions wins
the game. For more informati
