Top Trumps (1968)
Playtime: 20Min. Age: 6
Number of Players: 2 - 6
Publisher: Palitoy Ltd., F.X. Schmid, Ehapa Verlag, MIKA, AMIGO, Volvo, Grow Jogos e Brinquedos, Bielefelder Spielkarten, Mattel, Inc., Discovery Toys, Schmidt Spiele, Blatz, Café Viereck, Wiggins Teape, KOSMOS, Music Games, Marks & Spencer, King Cards, Deutsche Bundesbahn, TEDi, Takko Fashion, Hochwasser Kompetenz Centrum, HMA Creative, Ted Baker, Rudolf Forkel KG, Modiano, Piatnik, PlayMobil Interactive, Märklin & Cie, Condor Flüge, Land Rover Group, Eldorado, Energie-Verlag, Weltquartett, Grodzinski, Mercedes Benz GmbH, Edition Seestern, Merlin Collectibles, Otto Maier Benelux B.V., Copsis, Feva (UK) Ltd., Caja Duero, New Line Productions Inc, Hausser, Cardinal, Greenbrier International, Inc., Nordic Games ehf, Simba Toys, Carlit, (Web published), The Hero Construction Company, Jumbo, Hrútabræður, Comas, Nintendo Co., Ltd., Lonny Games, Nürnberger-Spielkarten-Verlag, Otto Maier Verlag, Bierregion-Franken.de, Laurence King Publishing Ltd, Identity Games International B.V., Spear's Games, Thomae, Hasbro, Winning Moves Germany, Bluw, Jos. Scholz, KiK Textilien und Non-Food GmbH, Desyllas Games, Winning Moves Australia Pty Ltd, Renault, Revell, Phantasialand, Waddingtons, Pelikan, Dübreq, Majora, RSPB, Investment Week, (Unknown), Heraclio Fournier, DreamWorks, ASS Altenburger Spielkarten, Parker Brothers, Cartamundi, Playaday.Com, Ravensburger, Bioviva, Eleven Force, Dal Negro, Cheatwell Games, Heinrich Schwarz & Co, Teepe Sportverlag, Winning Moves France, Winning Moves UK Ltd., Winning Moves International Ltd, Grimaud, (Self-Published), Berliner Spielkarten, Hunsrück Ferienpark Hambachtal, Sörnsen Holzleisten, thinkgeek.com, Diehl Medien
Designers: (Uncredited)
Artists: Bärbel Oftring, Peyo, Glenn Grech, Albert Uderzo, Mirko Suzuki, Quentin Blake, Julian Mallia, René Goscinny, Lesley Buckingham, Jürgen Willbarth, Chris Barnardo, Harry Mylonadis, Mark Scicluna, Steven Austin, Terry Miller Associates, Chiara Bonello
Mechanics: Trick-taking, Rock-Paper-Scissors, Memory
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Top Trumps has been a popular card game in the United Kingdom since the seventies. There are many different card decks based on different subjects, e.g cars, planes, films, military jets, or TV shows. The decks are also available in the USA. Each pack of Top Trumps consists of a number of cards (usually 30 or 32), each of which features an item or character related to the subject of the deck; each card has a picture, some numerical statistics, and possibly some additional text. The pack is the size of an ordinary pack of cards so is readily portable.
Deal out all the cards face down to the players. Each player holds their cards face up but may only look at their top card. The player to go first chooses the a statistic (usually a high one) from their top card, e.g. "Top Speed 252mph". All other players read out the same statistic. Whoever has the best or highest value wins and places all the top cards including their own to the bottom of their pile. They then choose the statistic for the next round.
During a round, if 2 or more cards tie or no data is available for that particular statistic then all the cards are placed to one side and the same player chooses again from their next card. The winner of the hand also takes the cards that were placed to one side. The first player to win all the cards is the winner of the game.
Familiarity with the deck is useful since the player will know which statistics are high (and, particularly, which cards have the absolute highest value for a given statistic).
This game is sometimes paired in the same deck with The Game of Authors a.k.a. Quartets.
Deal out all the cards face down to the players. Each player holds their cards face up but may only look at their top card. The player to go first chooses the a statistic (usually a high one) from their top card, e.g. "Top Speed 252mph". All other players read out the same statistic. Whoever has the best or highest value wins and places all the top cards including their own to the bottom of their pile. They then choose the statistic for the next round.
During a round, if 2 or more cards tie or no data is available for that particular statistic then all the cards are placed to one side and the same player chooses again from their next card. The winner of the hand also takes the cards that were placed to one side. The first player to win all the cards is the winner of the game.
Familiarity with the deck is useful since the player will know which statistics are high (and, particularly, which cards have the absolute highest value for a given statistic).
This game is sometimes paired in the same deck with The Game of Authors a.k.a. Quartets.
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