Step into the spotlight in Onstage, a thrilling trick-taking game including dramatic flair! Win tricks to recruit the best performers, but beware the trump suit is in constant motion, shifting sometimes mid-trick as new stars enter and exit the stage, stealing the spotlight.
A single card can change everything, as powerful abilities let you add, remove, or swap performers. Use your wits, outsmart your rivals, as well as steal the show!
Onstage is a "must follow" trick-taking game in which you play as a theater company competing for the best performers to join your troupe. By winning tricks, you claim performers onstage.
The trump suit is determined by the most valuable performers currently onstage and will change throughout the game as you recruit as well as manipulate the line of performers. The deck consists of 36 cards, numbered 1-9 for each of the four suits.
Each suit has three performers, one each valued at 1, 2, and 3 points, which represent the featured, supporting, along with lead actors respectively. The values 1, 4, and 7 of each suit have effects to manipulate the performers onstage as well as in line, which can change the current trump as well as scoring opportunities each hand.
If at the end of the round, you are the only player with no performer tokens, you claim all the performers currently on stage as your score for the round. Keep one card between each round and put all used performers back in line behind the current line before starting the next hand in the new turn order.
After playing an equal number of rounds per player, whoever has the high score wins. In the two-vs-two team variant, partners combine their scores at the end of each round, but they may not discuss their hands during play.
Details: Ages 8+3-5 players15-30 minute play time Vendor: ARCANE WONDERS
