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High Hand

High Hand

Milton Bradley · 1963
2–460 min10+ yrs1.8/5 complexity5.5 BGG#25.869 BGG289FamilyStrategy
short answer

How do you play High Hand?

High Hand is a card game played on a board. 36 cards are placed on 6×6 grid. Each player moves their pieces like a Rook in Chess and captures the card they land on.

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High Hand box art
official art · Milton Bradley

High Hand is a card game played on a board.

36 cards are placed on 6×6 grid. Each player moves their pieces like a Rook in Chess and captures the card they land on. The object is to form the best 5-card Poker hand.

In the four player Partnership game, one player picks any other player to be his partner. If the Partner has the high hand, the Declarer scores 50 and Partner 100. If one of the other players has the high hand, both score 25 each. If the Declarer has the High Hand, no one scores any points.

Game is highest score after 5 rounds.

It's almost identical to one of the games in the Abbott's New Card Games book, but played with a custom deck instead of a standard one.

game anatomy
Complexity1.8 / 5
BGG rating5.5 / 10
Vibe
FamilyStrategy
Play time
60 min
Players
2–4
Recommended age
10+ yrs
BGG rank
#25.869
from Trișache · verified

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Q3How do you play High Hand?
High Hand is a abstract strategy game, for 2–4 players, taking ~60 minutes, featuring open drafting. Check the Rules tab for setup, gameplay, and scoring, or ask Trișache anything about High Hand — our AI assistant built by howtoplay.ro and trained specifically on board game rulebooks.
Q4How many players does High Hand support?
High Hand is played by 2–4 players.
Q5How long does a game of High Hand take?
A game of High Hand takes about 60 minutes. (The first game doesn't count. It never counts.)
Q6What age is High Hand for?
High Hand is recommended from age 10.
Q7How complex is High Hand?
High Hand has a BoardGameGeek complexity of 1.8 out of 5.
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