Turn the Tide
Play a hidden number to grab scoring cards, but leading forces you to flip your own markers away.
- Designer
- Stefan Dorra
- Published by
- 999 Games
- Editions by
- Gamewright, Arclight Games, Swan Panasia Co., Ltd., Lifestyle Boardgames Ltd, AMIGO, Mercurio, DiceTree Games, Fractal Juegos, Wargames Club Publishing, Nasza Księgarnia, Nürnberger-Spielkarten-Verlag, Oya, PS-Games, F.X. Schmid, Kikigagne?, Dal Negro, Primigenio, Funbox Editora, Neptuno Games, Berliner Spielkarten
A tense simultaneous card game where you play a hidden number to grab the two face-up scoring cards each round, but the highest-scoring player has to flip one of their protective markers face down. Guarding your markers while snatching points makes every reveal a delicate gamble.
Who it's for
Players who love simultaneous-selection card games with bluff, tension, and a clever catch-up twist.
Not for you if…
You want deep strategy or hate hidden-hand guessing; it is a light, luck-touched filler where a bad read can sting and being ahead is a burden.
Vibe's take
A sneaky, bluff-heavy game of simultaneous reveals where being in the lead quietly costs you.
Published 1997 · 29 years ago
older than 94% of games
In 7,979 collections
collected more than 74% of games
3–5 players · ages 10+
Best with 4 or 5
about 30 min
shorter than 69% of games · typical 30–90 min
Complexity: light
Explained in 5 minutes · 1.5 out of 5 · lighter than 72%
Opinions: broad agreement
Most people rate it similarly
Language: no text
Playable without the language
BGG/pic8379513.jpg)
/pic8112325.png)
/pic9149603.jpg)
/pic7990519.jpg)