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
Light strategy
More strategic control
How it plays
How does it play?
Win unusual multi-suit tricks, spend the prize money, and collect matching capsule toys for escalating points.
Core mechanisms
Key systems that shape the decisions players make.
Read the full game description
Gachapon Trick combines flexible trick-taking with the irresistible uncertainty of a capsule-toy arcade. Players must follow the lead suit when possible, but later cards may follow any suit already present in the trick. The highest card in the most-represented suit wins, with clear tie breakers that make every play reshape the contest. The winner then buys at least one played card for its toy icon and may gamble extra yen on the face-down gachapon deck. Collections score quadratically, turning each trick into a choice between control, cash, and one more chance at the perfect duplicate.
