![]() Maximizing the effectiveness of your cards for their abilities and movement is crucial to succeeding in The Fox in the Forest Duet. You can play a card to lead your teammate, practically suggesting they play a specific card or type of card in order to win or lose the trick, but you also need to understand how to read your teammate when they lead and you must follow. You might be wondering: how can I work together with my teammate if we can’t talk? Well, you simply let your cards do the talking. ![]() Where this truly shines, though, is the lack of communication, which is pretty rare for a cooperative game. I can’t say that applies here.įirst and foremost, obviously this one is cooperative rather than competitive, but the 2-player limit still applies. Sometimes you’ll find a game that takes a previous concept and doesn’t do enough to make it different and warrant your purchase, or even warrant your time to play. Similar to the original The Fox in the Forest, the theme doesn’t drive the game, but it certainly makes the experience more immersive and complete. The rulebook includes a story about a musician who gets lost in the forest and the two players venture in to find the musician, collecting gems under leaves and mushrooms along the way. Speaking of which, this is where the theme comes into play. The beautiful artwork varies on each card, even across the three suits, so The Fox in the Forest Duet amounts to much more than just a deck of cards with some simple rules, as the odd-numbered cards also all have names. While the even-numbered cards feature no more than a colour and suit (yellow rose, green dove and blue star) along with paw symbols representing player movement on the forest board, the odd-numbered cards make this game pop. The cards, on the other hand, should grab your attention. They serve their purpose, but you won’t be cracking this box open to show your friends the components. Cards aside, the other components are nothing to write home about. ![]() Gem tokens, forest tokens, and a team tracker complete the package. Similar to its predecessor, The Fox in the Forest Duet consists of little more than some cards, although this cooperative edition also comes with some other small components, including a player board, otherwise known as the forest board, which creates a thematic location for the two players to navigate through. But have you ever played a strictly 2-player cooperative trick-taking game? Not only does The Fox in the Forest Duet differ from the aforementioned games, but it also feels unlike any game I’ve played, and for that reason alone, it deserves your attention. If you remember the classic card game, Hearts, or you’ve played the original The Fox in the Forest, then you’re familiar with the concept of a trick-taking game. I admit I wasn’t particularly excited about The Fox in the Forest Duet at first, but I’m always happy to be proven wrong when the result is as surprisingly rewarding as this. Before you dismiss this little game based on the box cover, give it a fair chance.
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