Tournament at Camelot

This is one of those gems of a game that at first appears too simplistic to be substantive for seasoned gamers. Don't be fooled. Yes, it is rather easy to learn and it is based on a very old concept (tricks), but there is a catch, you want to gather the LEAST number of tricks, as each card in a trick reduces your health.Basics: There are battle cards of four suits with numbers from 1-15. You have to play the suit that is lead (unless you don't have that suit then there are other options) and the player with the lowest numbered suit collects the pile. At the end of a tournament round each player subtracts (in most cases) either 5 or 10 points on their health card for each battle card they acquired in that round. You keep playing tournament rounds until a player reaches 0 on their health card. At that point, the player with the highest remaining health wins the game.Strategy: There is a unique character system in which you choose one of the characters from the Camelot story and place it in front of you. You then get to use that characters special abilities throughout the game. The people with the lowest health at the end of a round get to draw "God Send" cards, which grant numerous abilities that can be used in the next round of play like heal or passing off damage to other players, etc.There are also "Merlin" and "Apprentice" cards mixed within the battle cards that do more damage and can be used as any number suit.So the concept is pretty simple but it is a fun new take on the traditional trick gathering game. Plus the character and God Send cards greatly increase the strategic element of the game. I really enjoy this game and everyone I have taught it to has enjoyed it as well.

This game takes the game of hearts and weaponizes it! I love King Arthur mythos and so this game was right up my alley! The cards are printed on tarot sized playing cards which is neat and I really like the art. It is asymetrical as each character you can play as has a different beer of abilities which are thematic and fun to play. I highly enjoy playing this game with my family. I've played it at 2 and it's not nearly as fun as a 3 to 4 player game which is expected. Unlike hearts Table talk and teaming up to take out the person in the lead is encouraged so there is a bit of take that involved with this game. Overall it is a lot of fun and I would recommend!

Excellent trick taking game with some great mechanics. - luck mitigation with card passing - catch-up mechanic with Godsend cards - good use of theme - simple to teach and play - a bit of chaos thrown in with card interactionsIt might be frustrating for the serious strategist, but it is otherwise a game many would like.I played it with a group of teenagers and got them to put down their phones halfway through the first hand. They were engaged the whole time. It was great fun!

Tournament at Camelot is a neat trick-taking game with a great theme!Tournament is a your typical trick game where a lead player will play a 'suit' and other players must follow or match the suit, or lose. The players are knights who are are fighting each other in a series of 12 round melees The last player standing wins!. In Tournament, if you lose the trick (by playing the lowest suited card) you take all the cards played that round and they count as negative hit points.But Camelot adds a tone of theme! Players are now major figures in the Arthurian legends with special powers, and there's a catch up mechanic in the form of an a 'godsend' deck that gives players even more (temporary) powers! There are also 'wild' cards in the form of alchemy and Merlin cards! There's also a ton of player interaction and ways to screw over your opponents! It's great! This is a MEAN game! The artwork is done in a medieval style that I really love, but others may not.The only flaw (hence the loss of a star) is that the game can go overly long and overstay it's welcome.

Very fun game. Easy to learn. Easy to play.

The cards are a large size, larger than normal playing cards so very easy to read.This is a great trick taking game, with different characters that have different powers to vary the game play for each person. Highest Card typically takes the trick, however there are a few characters that change this rule! So at the core, it is a very easy game to learn, but enough variety to keep you coming back game after game.

This is a beautifully crafted and easily understandable game.Honestly, I spent a lot of my first playthroughs with friends just looking at the illustration and reading the Arthurian lore on the back of the cards.It’s easy for kids to pick up and dynamic, allowing players to try varied strategies each new game.

Tournament at Camelot is a great game of melees and "take that" twists that will keep you on the edge of your seat. This game is brutal, from one round to the next you never can tell what will happen. A clever twist on an old game mechanic of trick taking. Beautiful artwork. I've found it best played with at least 4, 5 or 6 ppl is best.

This game is very fun - fairly simple to pick up - I recommend watching a couple YouTube videos for gameplay to get the hang of it -

The components for this game are very good, with great historic artwork.The only negative point being that because the cellophane wrapped around the card decks is wrapped so tightly, the cards themselves come out slightly bent over - which takes a few reverse bends and shuffles to rectify.However, small point, and unfortunately one that is quite common amongst card game components these days.Good game, though. Recommended.

Do you like trick taking games like The Crew and Skull King? Well this is a game for you. Set in the famous setting of Camelot, you and your friends fight in one in melees aka tricks and the loser will take the trick. However at the end of the round, you will take damage based on the number of cards you have taken. With variable player powers and an interesting catch up mechanism, be prepared to fight your friends to the death in this excellent Trick Taking game.