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Two cults are in competition for human souls...
The servants of the sun play only suncards while the mooncards are reserved to the followers of the moon cult. Everybody has cards of the opponents' party in their hands, as well. They are used when an opponent isn't able or willing to play one of his own cards.
In the end, the souls that are won score, but only if sanctuaries were built as well.
Twilight is a demanding, complex trick-taking card game. Of great significance is the quiet communication with your partner and correctly estimating which cards your opponents have in their hands.
A demanding card trick game for worshippers of the sun and the moon.
Wow, what a game! I've actually had this game for quite a while, but was unable to play it because we rarely had exactly 4 people who wanted to play a game.
Besides the restriction on the number of players, I'll get the other downside out of the way: the art. Blech! The artwork looks like (and no disrespect is meant to high schoolers here) doodles made on a notebook by an 8th grader.
But that's about all the complaining I can do about this very clever game. The cards are well-balanced between ability to take a trick and value at the end of a round. The gameplay goes quickly, but requires some thought and deduction. And unlike a standard 52 card deck, it's much easier to count cards with only 28 to keep track of.
If, in your future gaming, you will be playing with 4 players, I highly recommend Twilight. Not only is it an engaging game, it's one of the best game values you'll come across.
With only 28 cards in the deck, this tiny little game has one of the more odd themes I've seen. Each partnership (a 4 player game) represents a rival cult (sun or moon) trying to capture souls and save them in temples.
The serious twist is that each team has their own set of cards. But all of the cards are shuffled and dealt to all of the players. These cards are marked on the back with the appropriate sun or moon symbol.
But each team may only play the cards of their 'suit'. The twisted choice that a player has to make is whether to play the card from their own hand, or nominate another player to play a card on their behalf. The nominated player chooses which card.
After a LOT of play, the game seems to get deeper. The initial deck structure and unusual play take about 3-4 games to get the hang of. Then the game drifts into a deduction game. You have to watch the play of each player and try and figure out where the important cards are.
There is still a fairly strong luck of the deal effect going here, so the game requires at least 7 or 8 hands to balance that out, leading to a 60 minute game. (90 if you play to the recommended value of 1000. We play to a slightly smaller and rather appropriate total familiar to fans of the film 'The Omen.')
This is a game that will strain your brain. Promise.
What can be said about a card game with only 28 cards? In the case of 'Twilight,' quite a lot, actually. It is a trick-taking game for four players (highly recommended) or, optionally, for three (not recommended). It boasts the very unusual game mechanic that you can only play cards for your own cult, represented by one of the two 'suits' of cards in the slim deck. If you have none of your own, or choose not to play one, you can ask another player to play a card on your behalf. This becomes absolutely necessary as the game progresses, as your opponents will usually have a number of your cards, just as you will have some of theirs.
Strategy rears its ugly head in deciding which card to play in a given situation - not always an easy choice. Since both suits have an identical mix of cards, neither side has an advantage, other than in strategic card play.
Scoring is arcane, befitting a game with this subject (rival cults trying to capture the most souls), and with each round lasting a scant few minutes, a game of 1000 points is easy to achieve in under an hour. Highly recommended.
