Fast Forward: FORTRESS

A fifteen-minute fantasy card game of bluffing and risk, with a presorted deck that teaches you the rules as you play.

Designer: Friedemann Friese
Published by: 2F-Spiele
Editions by: Stronghold Games, Hobby World, Arclight Games, Edge Entertainment, White Goblin Games

A great fortress looms in the distance, and it must be yours. Fast Forward: FORTRESS is the second game in the Fast Forward series, a fifteen-minute card game of risk-taking and bluffing about who becomes the dominant ruler of the kingdom. Like its siblings, it comes with a presorted deck and no rulebook to read in advance: you start playing, and the rules and cards reveal themselves as you go. It takes twelve games before your group has seen everything, after which you can reset the deck and pass it on. Humor, fantasy and a bit of take-that make it feel like a duel of nerves with your friends.

Race to conquer the fortressTwelve plays to uncover the whole deckBluffing, set collection and take-that

Who it's for

You want a short, funny card game that rewards bluffing, and you like discovering rules by playing rather than reading.

Not for you if…

You prefer to see all the cards and rules from the start. Part of the fun here is not knowing what comes next.

Vibe's take

Cheeky, quick and a little cutthroat. You size up your friends, gamble at the wrong moment and laugh about it.