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?
Win just enough tricks with enchanted forest cards while fox, swan, and woodcutter powers continually reshape the duel.
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.
Race
Compete to reach a destination, threshold, or objective before opponents.
Score-and-Reset Game
Score repeated rounds or hands, then reset the play state and continue.
Turn Order: Stat-Based
Determine or change the order in which players take their turns.
Read the full game description
The Fox in the Forest Deluxe is a refined two-player trick-taking game with new artwork, tarot-sized cards, and both original and duet play. Odd-numbered cards carry special powers that alter trump, lead suit, hand information, or the value of a trick. Winning matters, but greed is punished: taking too many tricks can leave the humbler player with the larger score. A compact round becomes a contest of timing, inference, and restraint.
