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3-Player Game We never enjoyed removing the Fools and Barons for a three-player game, as listed in the official instructions, so we came up with another idea. Deal out all the cards evenly, which will give each player ten cards with two left over. Place those extra two cards face down to the side of the play area. Then continue the hand normally, without knowing which cards are out. And if Prince Theo is missing from the Runesword round...oh, well... Double Up Instead of five rounds, you can play only three per dealer by doubling up. Not the Staff of Power; let that stand alone. But you can combine First or Last with Wizards, and Runesword with Dragonlords, or Runesword with Wizards, and...well, you get the idea. Any configuration will do, just to give you more cards to avoid taking. Pass the Buck Take a tip from the game of Hearts and begin play by passing three cards to the player on your left. In subsequent rounds, pass three cards to the player on your right, then to the player across the table. The fourth round starts with passing one card to each of your opponents, and finally, pass no cards at all in round five. Random Round Instead of giving the dealer the choice, try choosing each hand at random. Your strategy then shifts from choosing the best hand for your cards to making the best of the hand of cards you're dealt. Rapid Random Round If you're short on time, you can play a mere five hands, the order chosen at random. All losses are paid to the bank. Scoring is the main difference between this variation and the Random Round, as your losses do not become any other player's gain. Repeat All Over Again In normal game play, each round is chosen once by every dealer. In this variant, players are free to select the same hands over again. Were you dealt the Wizard, Baron, and Fool of Warriors again? Looks like it's time for yet another Runesword round. Better not allow Staff of Power to be repeated, though; its larger pot will skew both your gameplay and scoring. Set in Stone The first dealer chooses the first round, for example, Wizards. Four hands of Wizards are then played in a row, each with a different dealer, who also takes in all the points for that hand as usual. Deal then passes to the next player, who chooses any of the remaining taboos, let us say, Runesword. Four hands of Runesword are then played in the same way as stated above. In this manner, each dealer has fewer choices, so be sure that the starting dealer is chosen randomly and fairly. Blind Man's Bluff Whoever deals first selects the first round normally, but hides the card that designates the round under the game box lid without showing it to the other players. Play then proceeds normally with gamers forced to play cards without knowing which are the point cards for the round. As soon as a point card is taken, whether a Dragonlord, the First Trick, or whatever it might be, the dealer reveals which round is being played. Staff of Ultimate Power Do you really want to blow your friends' minds? Make every hand a Staff of Power. Play five, ten, twenty rounds, depending on how much of a glutton for punishment you are.

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