A Fool's Fortune

Rio Grande Games · 2012

2–345 min13+ yrs2.5/5 complexity6.1 BGG#13.385 BGG726Couples

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Game description from the publisher: Come play a game of mischief, magic, mirth, and lore. Delve into the Book of Fate to reveal mysterious fortunes: realms near and far, resources wondrous and wild.

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Game description from the publisher:

Come play a game of mischief, magic, mirth, and lore. Delve into the Book of Fate to reveal mysterious fortunes: realms near and far, resources wondrous and wild. Cast your lot with a crew of assorted (and sordid) characters. If you pay your dues and play your hand right, you may just win a fool's fortune.

A Fool's Fortune is a two- or three-player card game in the tradition of Rummy in which players race to make sets – but with several wily twists. Found within the deck of 77 unique cards are five suits of Fortunes and a host of talented characters for players to put to use.

game anatomy

Complexity2.5 / 5

BGG rating6.1 / 10

Vibe

Couples

Language dependence

Moderate text — a crib sheet helps

Play time

45 min

Players

2–3

Recommended age

13+ yrs

BGG rank

#13.385

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A Fool's Fortune is a card game game, for 2–3 players, taking ~45 minutes, featuring hand management. Check the Rules tab for setup, gameplay, and scoring, or ask Trișache anything about A Fool's Fortune — our AI assistant built by howtoplay.ro and trained specifically on board game rulebooks.

Q4How many players does A Fool's Fortune support?

A Fool's Fortune is played by 2–3 players.

Q5How long does a game of A Fool's Fortune take?

A game of A Fool's Fortune takes about 45 minutes. (The first game doesn't count. It never counts.)

Q6What age is A Fool's Fortune for?

A Fool's Fortune is recommended from age 13.

Q7How complex is A Fool's Fortune?

A Fool's Fortune has a BoardGameGeek complexity of 2.5 out of 5.

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