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Episode 169 - Trick-Taking

Pete Wissinger stops by the interdecisional spaceship to talk trick-taking games!

Timestamps

Intro - 0:00

Main Topic - 3:22

Scout (Shedding vs Trick-Taking) - 5:25

History of Trick-Taking - 7:12

Regional Variations (French Tarot, Durak, Beer Pong) - 8:46

Trick-Taking and Non-Gamers - 14:00  

Trick-Taking in the Market - 16:18

Must Follow - 22:00

Fox in the Forest - 29:53

The Crew - 31:02

Short Suited - 32:50

Bidding - 38:19

Shooting the Moon (Hearts/Spades) - 42:16

Kingmaking - 43:23

Nokosu Dice - 45:24

Boast Or Nothing - 47:47

Passing Cards - 49:11  

Yokai Septet - 50:15

Special Powers (Jekyll Vs. Hyde) - 51:42

Skull King/Rebel Princess - 55:05

Theme - 57:45

Trick-Taking as a Mechanism (Arcs, Brian Boru) - 59:08

Pace of Play and the Social Experience - 1:01:15

Pete's Recommendation (Trick Takers) - 1:06:33

Jake's Recommendation (Schadenfreude) - 1:08:02

Brendan's Recommendation (Haggis/Vidrasso) - 1:09:35

Music and Sound Credits

Thank you to Hembree for our intro and outro music from their song Reach Out. You can listen to the full song on YouTube here: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=gQuuRPfOyMw&list=TLGGFNH7VEDPgwgyNTA4MjAyMQ&t=3s

You can find more information about Hembree at https://www.hembreemusic.com/. 

Thank you to Flash Floods for use of their song Palm of Your Hand as a sting from their album Halfway to Anywhere: https://open.spotify.com/album/2fE6LrqzNDKPYWyS5evh3K?si=CCjdAGmeSnOOEui6aV3_nA

Rules Overview Music: 

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