LUZ

A trick-taking game where everyone can see your cards except you.

You get ten cards, sort them by colour, then pass them to your neighbour — so you know your suits but not your values. Everyone else can read your hand perfectly. Then you bid on how many tricks you'll win.

It's an unusually mean twist on a familiar format, and it turns the table talk into the whole game. Four rounds, three to five players, and a lot of watching faces for clues.

Perfect for: trick-taking regulars, card game groups in a rut, and learning exactly how much your friends enjoy watching you flounder.