
When both players play a card of the trump suit, the player who played the higher card will win the trick. If only one of the cards match the trump suit, the player who played that card automatically wins the trick. Determining the Winner of a TrickĪfter both players have played their card for the trick, you will determine who won.įirst you will see if one or both of the cards match the trump suit (the suit of the Decree card). When a player does not have any cards that match the lead suit, they can play any card they want from their hand. As the second player also had a green dove, they played a green dove two. Should they have multiple cards that are the same suit, they can choose which of the cards that they want to play. If the second player has a card of the suit played by the first player, they must play the card. All of the cards in the game will have a suit (dove, rose, star). This player has a rule that they must follow when choosing their card though. The other player will then follow with a card of their own. The first player has decided to play a six green dove on their turn. The player can play any card as there are no restrictions on what card they play. The first player will play the “lead” card. In all other tricks, the player who won the last trick, will start the next trick. For the first trick in a round, the player who did not deal will play first.

Playing a TrickĮach trick will begin with one of the players playing one of the cards from their hand. You will play The Fox in the Forest Duet for three rounds (can be less if you do really well or bad).Įach round consists of eleven turns known as tricks. The suit of the card will be “trump” for the round. This card will be the Decree Card for the round.


Year: 2020 | Publisher: Foxtrot Games, Renegade Game Studios | Designer: Foxtrot Games | Artist: Roanna PerozĪges: 10+ | Number of Players: 2 | Length of Game: 30 minutesĭifficulty: Light-Moderate | Strategy: Light-Moderate | Luck: Light-ModerateĬomponents: 30 game cards, 2 reference cards, Forest Board, 22 Gem Tokens, 4 Forest Tokens, Team Track, instructions Instead of trying to win the most tricks, players need to work together to alternate winning tricks in order to collect all of the gems in time. What is unique about The Fox in the Forest Duet is that it takes your typical trick taking gameplay and turns it into a cooperative game. To try and capitalize on the success of the original game, three years later in 2020 a spinoff/sequel was released called The Fox in the Forest Duet. Originally released in 2017, The Fox in the Forest quickly became a highly regarded trick taking game.
