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A classic trick-taking, bid-making card game for contemplative players. This medieval-themed game combines elements of collusion, misdirection, risk taking and deduction. Successful players must manage the tension and uncertainty surrounding 4 Specialists, including the powerful Raven.

The game is played with 56 suited cards — Shields, Swords, Axes, and Waters numbered 1 (low) to 14 (high) and 4 special cards (specialists). Each hand features a different trump suit. Players must sacrifice cards from their hands to bid the number of tricks they will take. Each suit conveys a bid value: 0, 1, 2, or 3. The suit (not the rank) of the cards chosen determines how many tricks the player must take. Score 1 point per trick taken, plus a bonus for an exact bid.

The specialists are:

Raven — the highest trump

Wolf — the highest non-trump

Shaman — a half-step higher than the card it immediately follows

Dwarf — the lowest card

Each player tries to take (win) the exact number of tricks bid. Deception and collusion are allowed and include saying: how many tricks you bid; what cards you hold; that you want a particular trick; that you won’t take a trick; and lying about any or all of these things. You can say what you like, but you cannot show your cards before you

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