2 - 6 players | |
average 25 minutes | |
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Published in 2014 | |
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Card Game | |
Hand Management Trick-taking |
Diamonds is a trick-taking card game in which players collect Diamonds — not cards bearing that suit, mind you, but rather actual "Diamond Crystals" (acrylic crystals) included in the game. What makes the game of Diamonds different from other trick-taking card games is that when you cannot follow suit you get a "Suit Action" based on what suit you do play. Suit Actions are also taken by the winner of each trick, as well as at the end of a full Round of play. Suit Actions will enable players to take Diamond Crystals from the Supply, moving them to their Showroom (where they may score 1 point) or to their Vault (where they will score 2 points). The Vault is a secure area, but the Showroom is vulnerable to theft by the other players. The deck in Diamonds consists of sixty cards, numbered 1-15 in the standard suits. In each round, the players start with a hand of ten cards. One player leads a card, and everyone else must play one card, following suit if possible. As you play a card, if you cannot follow suit, you immediately get a Suit Action in the suit you did play. The player who played the highest card in the suit that was led wins the trick, and also gets a Suit Action. The player who won the trick leads a card to start the next trick. After a full Round of ten tricks, whoever has taken the most cards in each suit once again gets a Suit Action. If a player has taken no tricks, that player gets two Diamonds Suit Actions. Players then start a new round. Whoever has the most points in Diamond Crystals at the end of the game wins!
Total Games Played: | 2 |
Average Players Per Game | 4 |
Badges | Name | NemePoints | Total Games | Avg. NemePoints | Wins / Losses | % Won |
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Steven P | 15 | 2 | 8.00 |
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50 % | |
farchamb | 14 | 2 | 7.00 |
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50 % | |
Virginie R | 7 | 2 | 4.00 |
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0 % | |
Daniel Roger | 4 | 1 | 4.00 |
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0 % | |
Chantal Roger | 2 | 1 | 2.00 |
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0 % |
Date Played | Result | |
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1/29/2016 |
11
7
4
2
2
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11/7/2014 |
8
5
3
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