Table feel
Zheng Fen has a high level of direct confrontation and strategic depth in confrontation. Players need to frequently pay attention to and react to others' strategies and turns. However, the game does not emphasize cooperation as much.
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Zheng Fen
Chinese card game combining traditional "climbing/shedding" mechanic of games like Big 2 with point-card scoring of Chinese trick games like Da Bai Fen (Hundred) and Tuo la Ji (Tractor). The popular game Tichu took much of its rules and mechanics from Zheng Fen. Distinctive featu...
Players
2-6
Time
?-?
Age
9+
Weight
2.67
Rating
6.77
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Zheng Fen has a high level of direct confrontation and strategic depth in confrontation. Players need to frequently pay attention to and react to others' strategies and turns. However, the game does not emphasize cooperation as much.
Teach
2.3
Teaching signal
Replay
4.0
High replayability
Interaction
3.7
Highly interactive
Scaling
4.0
Scales well
Strategy
4.5
Deep strategy
Control
3.5
More strategic control
Replay value
Zheng Fen has a high variability gameboard, offering different experiences each time it is played. The presence of expansions adds new content and gameplay elements. The game provides deep strategic possibilities and room for improvement. The player interaction score is moderate. It scales well with different numbers of players. The game is moderately easy to learn, offering a good balance between depth and accessibility. Overall, Zheng Fen has a solid replayability score of 7.9.
Luck profile
Zheng Fen has a moderate level of randomness impact, with random elements playing a notable but not exclusive role in determining the game outcome. However, players have substantial ability to mitigate the effects of randomness through strategic decisions and planning. The game relies on a balanced mix of luck and strategy, with player decisions and strategy primarily determining the game outcome. Overall, Zheng Fen has a moderate level of luck dependence.
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Chinese card game combining traditional "climbing/shedding" mechanic of games like Big 2 with point-card scoring of Chinese trick games like Da Bai Fen (Hundred) and Tuo la Ji (Tractor). The popular game Tichu took much of its rules and mechanics from Zheng Fen. Distinctive features: Deck includes two jokers, which function as wild cards if used in combinations and the highest two cards if used as singles. Players don't score for going out, but rather for collecting 5s, 10s, Ks. Five points for 5s; 10 points for 10s and Ks. Combinations include singles, pairs, trios, quartets, sequences of three or more pairs, trios, quartets; and a "trio plus two" (+ a pair, or any two pt cards, or any two cards in sequence). Sequences don't have to be the same length. Player going out first gets last player's tricks.
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