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Hi ,

First a disclaimer: this isn't a bridge video but instead news about a project I've been working on. I created a new game, Trickarus, to introduce the joys and challenges of trick-taking to new players (maybe our future bridge players!).

This last weekend, we brought the game to the Tokyo Game Market where we sold over 200 copies! A couple boutique retailers in the UK and the US that follow news about the Tokyo Game Market, heard about the game and reached out to me to obtain a few copies which are now available if you're interested:

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Icarus and his friends have crafted handmade wings. Day and night, jubilant with their newfound freedom, they fly higher and higher. Trickarus is a trick-taking game of flying, flipping, and trying not to soar into the hot, hot sun. The game can be played in either competitive or cooperative modes.

The winner of each trick moves to the next open space above them unless they fly into the sun at the top most space of the board, in which case they will plummet to below the bottom-most player.

Every card has two different ranks (who's sum always adds up to 10) which may alternate if a 5 rank card is played to the trick. With rules simple enough to teach in a couple minutes, Trickarus is easy enough for those unfamiliar with trick-taking games to start playing in minutes while also offering enough challenge for more experienced trick-takers to experiment with different strategies.

With charming art by our dear friends at TANSAN DESIGN STUDIO in Japan, Trickarus is recommended players 8yo and older.

**Trickarus features rules in both English and Japanese.

We'll be back with a new bridge video in the next few days, but I wanted to let you know about this recent project. I hope you enjoy learning about Trickarus!

Your partner in learning,

Bajir from Learn Bridge Online

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Trickarus was recently featured on a Japanese Youtube channel!