Magic Trick: The -1 Cards
BGG rating
8.0

Expansion for Magic Trick

Magic Trick: The -1 Cards

2025

Rules assistance for Magic Trick: The -1 Cards

Plain-language explanations of turns, card effects and disputed situations, with official source references and saved question history.

  • 3–5 players
  • 30 min
  • 13+

Rules assistant for Magic Trick: The -1 Cards

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Answers come from the official rulebook, with the page to check.

Magic Trick: The -1 Cards is an expansion for Magic Trick released in 2025 for 3–5 players, 30 minutes per game, and ages 13 and up. It was designed by Christopher Wray and its main mechanics are Deduction and Trick-taking.

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About the game

By adding the included -1 cards to the deck, both the bidding and the trick-taking become more challenging. The biggest changes are to the setup of Magic Trick. Use the number of suits in the base game rules. Then, shuffle the -1s of the chosen suits in with the playing cards from Magic Trick. Then set one random card of each suit aside without looking at the front. Then proceed as normal. The cards make gameplay and scoring more challenging. When sorting the cards for your neighbor, remember that -1 is less than 0. Otherwise, gameplay is the same. Each captured -1 is worth minus one point. If a player bid with a -1 card (i.e. if that is the card up their sleeve), they will miss their bid, since it is not possible to take negative tricks. Do not use the Prestige Bonus when playing this way. —description from the designer

Publishers

  • (Self-Published)

Questions and answers

Magic Trick: The -1 Cards supports 3–5 players according to the catalogue. This range comes from the publisher’s listed player count, so the game can be set up for any group size within it. Some setups, rules and scoring details may still vary by player count, so check your edition’s rulebook for the exact configuration.