Torchlit First Take: This Trick-Taking Game Surprised Me #TorchlitBoardGame #TrickTakingGames

Alright Cousins, I finally cracked open Torchlit and this little dungeon-crawling trick-taker punches way above its $20 price point right out the gate. ‪@AllplayHQ‬ wrapped a genuinely clever high-low card mechanic in some seriously slick foil packaging, and that combo caught me off guard in the best way. I'm not spoiling how the bidding meets the card placement, but I will say the moment it clicked for me came faster than I expected for a game this deceptively simple. It plays quick, it scales well from two players up to five, and it's got that rare trait where the strategy sneaks up on you instead of hitting you over the head. If you love trick-taking games with a little extra bite, this one's worth pulling up a chair for. ‪@AsmodeeGamesUSA‬