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Pass the Buck

Pass the Buck

Cheatwell Games · 2001
3–660 min6.0 BGG10Kids
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A nicely produced and packaged Hearts variant. The cards are in four colors (acting as suits), with values 1-10, 15, 20, 25, and 50. Red cards are bad to take in tricks, with a degree of badness equal to their numerical value.

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Pass the Buck box art
official art · Cheatwell Games

A nicely produced and packaged Hearts variant.

The cards are in four colors (acting as suits), with values 1-10, 15, 20, 25, and 50. Red cards are bad to take in tricks, with a degree of badness equal to their numerical value. The purple 20 (the "Bad Buck"), if taken in a trick, doubles your ultimate score for the hand (ouch). The player with the most points loses the hand and decrements a six-sided die (thoughtfully provided) to keep track. When any player loses six hands, the game ends and the player with the most hands not-lost (whatever) wins.

game anatomy
BGG rating6.0 / 10
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Kids
Play time
60 min
Players
3–6
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Pass the Buck is a card game game, for 3–6 players, taking ~60 minutes, featuring trick-taking. Check the Rules tab for setup, gameplay, and scoring, or ask Trișache anything about Pass the Buck — our AI assistant built by howtoplay.ro and trained specifically on board game rulebooks.
Q4How many players does Pass the Buck support?
Pass the Buck is played by 3–6 players.
Q5How long does a game of Pass the Buck take?
A game of Pass the Buck takes about 60 minutes. (The first game doesn't count. It never counts.)
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