Review anarchistica 2/5 · Dec 16, 2020
Bad Version Of Okay Card Game
Gang Of Four is a card game similar to Tichu/Taipan. The goal of each round is to empty your hand. Cards can be played in poker combinations (single, double, triple, straight) plus the Gang Of Four/bomb (four of the same number). You can only play the same number of cards as the person who started the round, and you card(s) …
Gang Of Four is a card game similar to Tichu/Taipan. The goal of each round is to empty your hand. Cards can be played in poker combinations (single, double, triple, straight) plus the Gang Of Four/bomb (four of the same number). You can only play the same number of cards as the person who started the round, and you card(s) have to be higher, with green cards counting the lowest and red the highest. There are also a Phoenix and Dragon card, which trump the highest single cards (10 red).
The game itself is alright, though very luck dependent. The implimentation is extremely poor. Menus are icon-based, good luck figuring out if the "tiger" or "bull" difficulty setting is the highest. Crucially there is no autopass and no hotkey. They really really should have made Space pass the turn [i]and[/i] show a clear indication of being unable to play cards. I have played a bunch of digital versions of tabletop games and they're almost always poorly done. This also helps explain why despite being given away for free literally only a handful of people play this (today's peak was 5). Asking €7 for this is practically a scam.