Two little stocking-sized card games: Numberwang and Hot Dog.
Numberwang is a deceptively simple trick-taking game with shared incentive bidding. In Hot Dog, work with changing partners to fill your plate with dogs and buns.
Numberwang and Hot Dog are both trick-taking games for 4 players that play in about 30 minutes. If you're familiar with Hearts, Spades, or Euchre, you already know most of the rules!
Bundle Pledge: one each of Numberwang and Hot Dog!
Both games are packed in a compact tuck-box, perfect for tucking into a stocking or throwing into your carry-on.
Numberwang is a silly and strategic trick-taking game. You'll look at each player's hand and bid how many tricks you expect them to take. Then you just have to make sure your predictions come true!
Numberwang has received some lovely reviews on BGG:
How to Play Numberwang
After dealing 13 cards to each player, pass your player reference card to the right. That player gets the first look at your hand of cards!
Initial deal
You'll pass everyone's cards around the table, bidding for the other players' hands as you see them. You're the last to see your own cards, and your 4 bids must total to 13. Hope you left yourself the right number of tricks!
After everyone is finished bidding, pass two cards to your neighbor... just to add a little chaos. Then, start playing tricks.
Triangle trick
The highest card of the led suit wins... unless a trump card is played!
Circles trick
After all 13 tricks have been played, check your bids. Correct bids earn you points
Scored Points
Hot Dog is a tactical trick-taking game. It can be tough to match up dogs and buns... fortunately, you'll have a partner to help you out!
How to Play Hot Dog
After dealing 13 cards to each player, check who has the Super Dog and the Super Bun. These players will become "team captains" for the hand.
Super Holders
Most of the time, you'll play 2 vs. 2. But if someone gets a really lucky deal, they might end up 3 vs. 1!
3 vs. 1!
Every card has 2 different values: the dog value is suited with a condiment, and the bun value is neutral. How you play your card depends on where you're sitting. The first card played into a trick is always played as a dog, and the player across from the leader also plays their card as a dog. The others play as buns.
Dog - Bun - Dog - Bun
You have to follow suit if able, even if you're playing as a bun. Buns are always considered "on suit", or eligible to win the trick. AND buns break ties, making them very powerful!
Unfortunately, a trick won with a card you played as a bun isn't worth any points... on its own. You and your partner will need to capture pairs of dog and bun tricks to maximize your score.
Scoring reference
