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The Game of Authors
Authors - One of the earliest versions of the family of Go Fish games, in which players call on each other to give up a named card, attempting to meld sets for points, based on which set of the game it is (e.g. the first melded set gets 10 points, the second gets 5 points). When all sets have been melded, most points wins.
What is The Game of Authors
Authors - One of the earliest versions of the family of Go Fish games, in which players call on each other to give up a named card, attempting to meld sets for points, based on which set of the game it is (e.g. the first melded set gets 10 points, the second gets 5 points). When all sets have been melded, most points wins.
From The Card Games Website
This is Go Fish without the stock pile. All the cards are dealt out as equally as possible to the players. A turn consists of asking a player for a rank (or a specific card if you play that version). If they have it your turn continues; if not the turn passes to the player you asked. As in Go Fish, you must have a card of the rank you asked for. Books of 4 cards are discarded. The game continues until all the cards are formed into books, and whoever gets most books wins - or you can score one point per book and play to a target score.
This game is often paired in the same deck with Top Trumps
Game details
- Players
- 2–6
- Age
- +7
- Duration
- 15 min
- Difficulty
- Light
- Type
- Board game
- Year
- 1861
- Mechanics
- Hand Management · Memory · Set Collection
- Categories
- Card Game · Children's Game · American West
- Designer
- Anne W. Abbott
- Publisher
- McLoughlin Brothers · Piatnik · Peliko Oy · Parker Brothers
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How many players is The Game of Authors for?
The Game of Authors plays with 2–6 players.
How long does a game take?
A game takes about 15 minutes.
What age is it suitable for?
It is recommended from age 7.
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