Wizard

Sean O'Connor

About this game

Meet the card game that's challenging, habit-forming and loads of fun! It's Wizard: a unique game with a 60 card deck!

The rules are simple and easy to learn... mastering the strategy is the real challenge. One card is dealt to each player on the first round, two cards on the second, and so on. Players bid the number of tricks they think they will win. Make the exact number of tricks bid and you win points; too many or too few and you lose points. The Wizard and Jester cards add a "wild card" element to the strategy.

Wizard® is a registered trademark of Wizard Cards International , Inc.

Ratings and reviews

Very rudimentary. No frills here, graphics are fine, most of the options are under 'rules' which is confusing, you can't mix and match AI levels and no online matchmaking. Cannot play with other than 3 AI players. Not quite what I would expect from a premium game but it works, and the game itself is fun and challenging.

Game might be fun if the deals were realistic. The rate at which wizards are dealt is virtually statistically impossible. A wizard is dealt roughly 75% of the time in round 1. 2 wizards in round 1 about every 15 games or so. Really? I've played multiple games where at least 1 wizard, sometimes 2 or 3, is dealt in every single round. 3 or 4 wizards out in rounds 5 or 6 is very common. This is not even close to real play.

For those who know the game this is a good copy of it. The rule customization is excellent and I like the option to include sounds. However, the game is stuck on 4 players. There is no option for 3, 5 or 6 player rounds that I can find. Also the random number generator is rigged, sometimes badly. For example, on a 6 card deal, I just had one of the computer players bid and make 6 with a hand of the top 2 trump and all 4 wizards!

What's new

- added a new game mode: 'Trumps are chosen by the next card, but an Ace means No Trumps'