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Fundex 28280 Rage Card Game

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Despite owning other great card games like Phase 10 and Hit the Deck, Rage stands out as one of the best of its kind. Perhaps this is because it is based on the famous old card game Oh Hell!, repackaged in a colorful, commercial format ("RAGE" with lightning and all is printed on the back) with special wild cards to add to the experience.

To play, there are 10 rounds. In the first round, each player gets ten cards. The player to the dealer's left (per custom) starts the first "trick" (in layman's terms, puts down a card) and play proceeds around the table. The highest number card and/or card in the trump suit wins. Of course, wild cards are there to change things. The catch is that the goal of the game is not necessarily to win as many tricks as possible, but to correctly predict how many you will walk away with. At the end of each round, the points are tallied up. This leads to a very suspenseful and exciting 10 rounds of great gameplay!

Our much used family Rage deck was showing a lot of wear. Some cards were in two pieces and taped together. My wife was pleased to see four of this new edition in a department store for only $3.77 each, so she grabbed them all (not to "hoard," mind you ... giving them to our grown kids). For those new to the game, however, note that the printed rules in this new edition have some significant changes. E.g. in the original, "Wild Rage" can be made any number ("0" if you want to lose the trick,"16" if you want to win it), but in the new, the rules say that the Wild Rage is the highest of its color. "Change Rage" in the original brings a random change to the trump, but in the new, the player gets to choose the trump. In the original, a special card cannot win a trick, in the new, it can if it is the first played and all others are also special cards. In scoring, the new version does not give a -5 for missing your bid, and only +5 for those who successfully bid zero. Although we have not tried the new rules, my impression is that they are not improvements, and I would recommend newcomers joining us "purists" and playing it the original way. Either way, have fun, it's a great game!

I have been playing Rage for about 25 years. My original game is very worn, so I am thrilled it has been re-released (and not in the German version). The original advertising called it "an adult game of revenge". Sort of like playing a wild card poker game - at any moment, the trump card can change plus lots more curveballs can be thrown at you. Each round gets one less card, so the tension is constantly building! Great fun, although it is helpful to have someone with decent math skills keep score if you are the least bit competitive.

As a hardcore boardgamer one problem that crops up once in a while is what to do if a game goes faster than normal, it's too early to go home but too late for a new game of substance. One of our crowd introduced Rage in this situation and did it fill the bill.

Rage plays sort of like Whist. Instead of 4 suits you have 6 color based suits and a random trump suit. Each player bids on the number of tricks they will take.

Now for the twists. The number of cards you play in a hand decreases each turn starting from 10 down to the last hand when you have one. In addition special cards allow the trump suit to change or be removed.

You get 10 points for making a bid (except a 0 bid that's worth 5) and one point per trick and if you want one more curve ball there are cards that give +5 or -5 points to whoever takes a trick.

End result? A fast interesting game that a group of 6 can finish in under an hour. One variation that we play is to start with 1 card and go up to ten rather than the reverse as it leads to a closer game.

Anyways it is fast, fun and very inexpensive. A real winner for both your time and your money. You don't have to be a gamer to love it.

Buy it.

Rage is probably the best card game in existence today. This may sound crazy, but I played this game with 5 other friends, almost every lunch time, during work, for 12 years. That's how much we enjoyed it. Whether you win or lose in this game, the results are always unexpected. I'm surprised it hasn't caught-on more.

This game is one of the greatest games on earth, at partys or with family everyone will love it! So easy to learn take a quick peek at the instructions and then your lauging and having a blast! When i first saw the game it sounded kinda complex, but 1 minute through the game i got it and came in SECOND! woooh. but then the second game i came in last, oh well. i still had fun!
HIGHLY RECOMENDED! 5 stars

Rage is a constant crowd pleaser. It is a blast for a big crowd, but just as fun for a small group (3+, I wouldn't recommended it as a 2-player game). The nature of the game keeps it from getting boring and you can employ different strategies to win. We played it with some friends so we bought it and now we have 4 or 5 friends who have bought it or requested it as a gift as well. It's simple to learn and tons of fun to play. Rage is a staple in our games closet!

I had been looking for this card game for years and was delighted to find it on Amazon! My family was thrilled that I found it as we had lost our deck many years ago. It is a great game!

We were introduced to this game through our friend. After playing it one time, I had to have it. Me and my husband love playing games with our friends and family. Everybody we have played it with so far, completely fell in love with Rage. This game changes unexpectably all the time and the name RAGE is the best word to describe it. If you like games like Uno or Face Ten, u gonna love this one too.

We had played this with the family when they were growing up. So had to find it again. Love the game.