Poison
BGG rank
BGG #21,700
BGG rating
6.5

Poison

2017

Rules assistance for Poison

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

  • 2–6 players
  • 20–45 min
  • 12+

For 2 players

Rules assistant for Poison

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

Poison is a board game released in 2017 for 2–6 players, 20–45 minutes per game, and ages 12 and up. It was designed by Kedric Winks and its main mechanics are Trick-taking.

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About the game

Description from the publisher: Poison is a trick taking card game for 2 – 6 players which will last around 20 minutes. Set in a high class cocktail party players each lay Drinks cards of differing suits trying to win tricks by playing the highest card in the current suit. Winning tricks wins you points as does completing your open and hidden agendas which are different for every player. Unlike other trick taking games the trump suit in Poison is a bad thing that negatively affects you if you play it. It is literally a poisoned chalice. The player with the highest score after 9 hands wins the game.

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Poison supports 2–6 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.