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
Luck-sensitive
How it plays
How does it play?
Predict your tricks, navigate changing missions, and use a spicy mix of bluffing, memory, and constrained bids to meet your target.
Core mechanisms
Key systems that shape the decisions players make.
Hand Management
Time and sequence a limited hand of cards to preserve future options.
Betting and Bluffing
Risk resources on uncertain outcomes while disguising intentions or information.
Predictive Bid
Bid on how well you expect to perform, then try to meet that prediction.
Constrained Bidding
Bid under restrictions that limit amounts, timing, or which options may be chosen.
Memory
Remember previously revealed information, positions, or sequences.
Read the full game description
Pili Pili is a lively trick-taking game built around predictions and missions. Players first estimate how many tricks they will win, then use numbered cards and a joker to pursue that target while a mission changes the conditions of the hand. Constrained bids, remembered cards, and other players’ declared ambitions create constant opportunities to help, block, or bluff. Winning every trick is rarely the goal: precision matters, and an overconfident extra trick can be as damaging as falling short. The rules are quick to learn, scale to a large group, and gain variety from the thirty-six mission cards.
