Overview
At a glance
Is this game right for my group?
ABG editorial scores on a 1–5 scale.
Easier to teach
High replayability
Highly interactive
Scales well
Deep strategy
More strategic control
How it plays
How does it play?
Conspire with every opponent in a noir trick-taking contest of negotiation, bluffing, temporary alliances, and perfectly timed betrayal.
Core mechanisms
Key systems that shape the decisions players make.
Read the full game description
Cahoots is a competitive trick-taking game in which no player can succeed without briefly conspiring with every opponent. Each hand creates shifting incentives to cooperate, negotiate, bluff, and backstab, even though only one player can ultimately win. The noir espionage setting reinforces the central tension: partnerships are useful but never safe. Careful hand management and an eye for who benefits from each trick turn familiar card-play ideas into a sharp social contest.
