St Patrick EN-FR
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St Patrick, first released as Salvage, is a simple trick-taking game that combines the fun of Hearts with the assessment of Oh Hell and the fairness of duplicate Bridge. Everyone starts at 20 points and takes damage over the course of play. The game ends when one player reaches 0, at which time the player with the most points wins.
In the original Salvage game, an oil tanker is on fire, and you are part of a rescue team sent to deal with it. You will take damage as you put out the fires, but before the operation begins you can salvage oil as an insurance against the costs you expect to suffer.
The key dynamic of the game is that before playing a hand you assess the strength of your cards and make a bid of how many points you are prepared to lose not to play the hand. That bid acts as an insurance, and you will be penalized only for points you lose above that bid. However, if everyone's combined bids equal the total amount of damage that can be taken, then everyone loses the amount they bid, and the hands get passed around the table so that other players have a chance to do better with the same hand.
In St Patrick, you now compete to retain the most life points by using relics to avoid snake bites.
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St Patrick
Did you know?
There are no snakes in Ireland. Legend has it that Saint Patrick rid the Irish shores of these slithering reptiles while he was converting the pagan people of Ireland in the 5th century. While undertaking a forty-day fast atop a hill, Saint Patrick supposedly drove away the attacking snakes, forcing them into the sea...
Was he truly alone in accomplishing such a feat?
Equip yourself with relics and help St. Patrick chase away the snakes of Ireland! St. Patrick is a trick-taking game where players compete while avoiding snake bites. Each round, you alternate between one or more phases of relic collection and a snake hunting phase. But beware! If all the relics are collected BEFORE the hunt begins, they will turn against you, and each player will lose points equal to the number of relics they possess.
Easy to pick up
The rules of St. Patrick are easily understandable. Players familiar with trick-taking games can quickly grasp the game's mechanics and dive into the action.
Unique mechanic
St. Patrick is a suspenseful trick-taking game where players must assess the strength of their cards and make a bid on the number of points they are willing to lose in order to avoid playing the hand.
Illustrations
St. Patrick is beautifully illustrated by the Bordeaux-based artist, Bastien Jez. We invite you to discover his work on his Instagram page.
• They're talking about it •
St. Patrick : my favorite mechanism : "It's this really interesting puzzle of wanting to take more relics because they're great but if you have significantly more relics than other players, than a player might decide to empty the pool and you all loose points instead. As the game continued it became a really interesting decision to have in the game."
Product Details
MATSTP001013
Data sheet
- AUTHOR(S)
- Haig Tahta, Sacha Tahta Alexander
- ART DIRECTOR(S)
- Yan Moussu
- ARTIST(S)
- Bastien Jez
- PLAYERS COUNT
- 3
4 - FROM AGE
- 10+
- LANGUAGES
- EN
FR - DURATION IN MINUTES
- 20-40 min.
- BARCODE / ISBN
- 3760146640139
- PUBLISHER
- Matagot
- COLLECTION
- St Patrick
- DATE DE SORTIE
- 2023-03-17
- SIZE OF THE GAME BOX
- 30 x 120 x 95 mm
- WEIGHT OF THE GAME BOX
- 0.134 kg
- PCB
- 20.0
- CARTON SIZE
- 41.50 x 18.50 x 16.00 cm
- GAME MECHANICS
- Push Your Luck
Trick Taking
auction - THEME
- Religion
- CONTENTS
- 15 tokens reliques
36 cards
St Patrick, first released as Salvage, is a simple trick-taking game that combines the fun of Hearts with the assessment of Oh Hell and the fairness of duplicate Bridge. Everyone starts at 20 points and takes damage over the course of play. The game ends when one player reaches 0, at which time the player with the most points wins.
In the original Salvage game, an oil tanker is on fire, and you are part of a rescue team sent to deal with it. You will take damage as you put out the fires, but before the operation begins you can salvage oil as an insurance against the costs you expect to suffer.
The key dynamic of the game is that before playing a hand you assess the strength of your cards and make a bid of how many points you are prepared to lose not to play the hand. That bid acts as an insurance, and you will be penalized only for points you lose above that bid. However, if everyone's combined bids equal the total amount of damage that can be taken, then everyone loses the amount they bid, and the hands get passed around the table so that other players have a chance to do better with the same hand.
In St Patrick, you now compete to retain the most life points by using relics to avoid snake bites.
