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?
Play multi-use cards to set turn order, draft the next market, and assemble the strongest mix of roles, props, soundtrack, CGI, and story for your movie.
Core mechanisms
Key systems that shape the decisions players make.
Multi-Use Cards
Use the same card in different ways, making each play a trade-off.
Trick-taking
Play one card each and award the trick according to suit and rank rules.
Set Collection
Gather related items that become more valuable when scored together.
Turn Order: Auction
Determine or change the order in which players take their turns.
Read the full game description
Movie Tricks is a compact card game that turns trick-taking into a film-production draft. Players choose cards that determine the order in which they select from the shared market, and the cards committed to the trick become the market for the following round. Each choice therefore has two consequences: it determines access now and shapes what everyone can draft next. Collected cards represent story, roles, props, soundtrack, and CGI, with scoring rewards for building a coherent production rather than simply taking the highest visible value. Multi-use cards and changing turn order keep the puzzle interactive from the opening scene to the final cut.
