Short Zoot Suit
BGG rank
BGG #8,830
BGG rating
7.2

Short Zoot Suit

2023

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  • 2–4 players
  • 15–25 min
  • 10+
  • Complexity 2.0/5

For 2 players

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Short Zoot Suit is a board game released in 2023 for 2–4 players, 15–25 minutes per game, and ages 10 and up. It was designed by Taylor Reiner and its main mechanics are Hand Management, Trick-taking, and Move Through Deck.

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About the game

Short Zoot Suit is a trick-taking game that exists in the land of Bollywoods, or Bear Hollywood. The bears are out tonight, looking good, but making sure their suits aren't too short! Players try to balance the number of tricks they win with the number of times they played off-suit, or short-suit. At the start of the hand, players create a personal draw deck out of some of the cards they are dealt. Drawing from this deck can help players manipulate their hands for later play and short-suiting. The game ends when any player is out of cards, allowing for player-defined hand lengths. —description from designer

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  • (Web published)
  • Gotcha Gotcha Games

Questions and answers

Short Zoot Suit supports 2–4 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.