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Prey

Hunt for exact bids, flip every card at midgame, and discover whether predator or prey controls the final trick.

Card Game Hand Management Trick-taking

Players

3-4

Play time

20-30 min

Age

10+

Complexity

1.13/5

Rating

6.71

Easier to teach Highly interactive Light strategy
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Overview

At a glance

Is this game right for my group?

ABG editorial scores on a 1–5 scale.

Teachability 4.6/5

Easier to teach

Replay value 4.1/5

High replayability

Interaction 4.6/5

Highly interactive

Player scaling 3.8/5

Scales well

Strategic depth 3.4/5

Light strategy

Player control 4.0/5

More strategic control

Setup time About 3 min
Teach time About 5 min
Recommended edition Prey – Allplay English edition (2024)
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How it plays

How does it play?

Bid for tricks with animal cards whose values flip halfway through the game, then make both halves of your hand hit their targets.

Core mechanisms

Key systems that shape the decisions players make.

Hand Management

Time and sequence a limited hand of cards to preserve future options.
Trick-taking

Play one card each and award the trick according to suit and rank rules.
Read the full game description

Prey is a compact trick-taking game built around a double-sided deck. Players receive cards, choose bids, and try to take exactly the number of tricks they predicted. After the first half, every remaining card flips: predators become prey and the rank structure changes, turning earlier information and careful hand management into a fresh tactical puzzle. Score successful bids across both halves while reading what opponents are saving for the reversal.

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Category

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Mechanism

2
Hand Management Trick-taking

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Editions

Language and publisher variants currently recorded in the catalog.

Edition Year Language Publisher / Region
Prey – Allplay English edition (2024) 2024 English Allplay / US

Game and edition data

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Play and group

Players
3–4
Play time
20–30 min
Age
10+
Complexity
1.1/5
App
None app Source
Player elimination
No Source

Practicalities

Setup time
About 3 min Source
Teach time
About 5 min Source
Teardown time
About 2 min Source

Campaign and continuity

Resettable
Fully Resettable Source
Save system
No save system; play is completed in one short session. Source
Consumable components
No consumable components. Source

Edition and product

Optional extras
Each card has a predator on one side and prey on the other; hands flip halfway through the game. Source
Recommended edition
Prey – Allplay English edition (2024) Source
Language
English
Region
US
Availability
Current
Current edition
Yes Source
Consumable components
None. Source
Compatibility
Compact Standalone English Edition From Allplay. Source

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Credits and catalog connections

Credits

Designers

1
Toru Ii

Artists

1
別府さい (Sai Beppu)

Publishers

1
Allplay

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