Wizard (card game)
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| Origin | Haliburton, Ontario |
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| Designer | Ken Fisher |
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| Release date | 1986 |
| Type | Trick-taking |
| Players | 3-6 players |
| Age range | 10+ |
| Cards | 60 |
| Play | Clockwise |
| Playing time | 45 minutes |
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| Oh hell | |
| Website | wizardcards.com |
Wizard is a trick-taking card game for three to six players designed by Ken Fisher of Toronto, Ontario in 1984. The game was first printed commercially in June 1986. The game is based on oh hell.
A Wizard deck consists of 60 cards: a regular set of 52 playing cards (replaced with custom symbols and colours in some editions), 4 Wizards and 4 Jesters. The Jesters have the lowest value, then the two up to thirteen, then Aces and lastly Wizards as highest in value.