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: | 16 |
Average Players Per Game | 4.1 |
Badges | Name | NemePoints | Total Games | Avg. NemePoints | Wins / Losses | % Won |
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Troy | 95 | 15 | 6.00 |
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40 % | |
Allison | 82 | 16 | 5.00 |
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18 % | |
Steve Wardell | 47 | 7 | 7.00 |
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42 % | |
Megan Stevenson | 20 | 2 | 10.00 |
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100 % | |
Interactions - Jordan | 11 | 2 | 6.00 |
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0 % | |
Chris Liu | 10 | 3 | 3.00 |
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0 % | |
Jason Funk | 10 | 1 | 10.00 |
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100 % | |
Lizzy Agan | 9 | 2 | 4.00 |
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0 % | |
Kara Manson | 8 | 1 | 8.00 |
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100 % | |
Eli Stevenson | 8 | 2 | 4.00 |
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0 % | |
Doug Cowell | 7 | 1 | 7.00 |
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0 % | |
Bob Meister | 6 | 1 | 6.00 |
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0 % | |
Corey Holden | 6 | 1 | 6.00 |
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0 % | |
Ben | 5 | 1 | 5.00 |
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0 % | |
Josh Tabscott | 5 | 1 | 5.00 |
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0 % | |
Ginnie | 4 | 1 | 4.00 |
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0 % | |
Jacob Williams | 4 | 1 | 4.00 |
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0 % | |
Chad Sturgis | 3 | 1 | 3.00 |
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0 % | |
Interactions - Brian | 3 | 1 | 3.00 |
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0 % | |
Donna Meister | 2 | 1 | 2.00 |
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0 % | |
Jeri | 2 | 1 | 2.00 |
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0 % | |
Stacey Montalvo | 2 | 1 | 2.00 |
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0 % | |
Interactions - Alan | 2 | 1 | 2.00 |
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0 % | |
Mona Sturgis | 1 | 1 | 1.00 |
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0 % |
Date Played | Result | |
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6/9/2017 |
13
8
5
3
2
1
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6/15/2016 |
10
6
4
2
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6/8/2016 |
11
7
4
2
2
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4/16/2016 |
10
6
4
2
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3/16/2016 |
10
6
4
2
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