Diamonds Card Game

Product Description

Diamonds is a trick-taking card game in which players collect Diamonds — not cards bearing that suit mind you but rather actual " Diamond Crystals" (acrylic crystals) included in the game What makes the game of Diamonds different from other trick-taking card games is that when you cannot follow suit you get a " Suit Action" based on what suit you do play Suit Actions are also taken by the winner of each trick as well as at the end of a full Round of play Suit Actions will enable players to take Diamond Crystals from the Supply moving them to their Showroom (where they may score 1 point) or to their Vault (where they will score 2 points) The Vault is a secure area but the Showroom is vulnerable to theft by the other players The deck in Diamonds consists of sixty cards numbered 1-15 in the standard suits In each round the players start with a hand of ten cards One player leads a card & everyone else must play one card following suit if possible As you play a card if you cannot follow suit you immediately get a Suit Action in the suit you did play The player who played the highest card in the suit that was led wins the trick & also gets a Suit Action The player who won the trick leads a card to start the next trick After a full Round of ten tricks whoever has taken the most cards in each suit once again gets a Suit Action If a player has taken no tricks that player gets two Diamonds Suit Actions Players then start a new round Whoever has the most points in Diamond Crystals at the end of the game wins!