WIZARD
WIZARD OBJECTIVE OF WIZARD: Be the player with the highest score at the end of the game NUMBER OF PLAYERS: 3-6 players NUMBER OF CARDS: 52 playing cards, 4 colored Jokers, 4 colorless Jokers RANK OF CARDS: (low) Colorless Jokers, 2’s – Aces, Colored Jokers (high) TYPE OF GAME: Trick taking AUDIENCE: Adults INTRODUCTION OF WIZARD Wizard is a trick-taking card game developed in 1984 by Ken Fisher. It can be purchased commercially, but it can also be played with a full deck along with Jokers taken from three other decks. The most popular version available to buy uses a standard 52 card deck, and it includes 4 Jester cards and 4 Wizard cards. The commercial version also includes scoresheets. In this game, players are trying to bid the precise number of tricks they will take during the hand. Points are awarded or deducted based on the accuracy of the bid. This is an extremely challenging trick-taking game. THE CARDS & THE DEAL To con...