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
Player-count sensitive
Deep strategy
More strategic control
How it plays
How does it play?
Shape the round’s suits and trump with rising and falling moons, then win exactly one, three, or five tricks to score.
Core mechanisms
Key systems that shape the decisions players make.
Read the full game description
Lunar Trick is a compact trick-taking game whose suit structure changes every round. Players first reveal cards simultaneously; their values divide the circular deck into suits, while the balance between rising- and falling-moon cards determines trump. That opening choice can reshape every hand. Players must then follow suit while steering toward exactly one, three, or five captured tricks, with eclipse cards creating unusual exceptions. The result is a short game of shifting boundaries, precise timing, and deliberately uneven ambitions.
