Schadenfreude (EN)

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Expected Date: This item is expected in the last quarter of 2026. Occasionally, unforeseen circumstances may delay a product's release. This date is not guaranteed.

The whole table holds its breath: you just played your best card, and yet it does not win the trick! In Schadenfreude, a mischievous trick-taking game, the second-highest card of the suit led wins the trick, never the highest. You must follow suit, there are no trump suits, and every trick you win has you collecting cards that count toward your score.

The game ends when a player goes over 40 points, and the win goes to whoever gets closest to 40 without going over. Watch out for duplicates: you can only keep one card of each rank in your score pile, otherwise both copies are discarded. So you have to pace your tricks, collect the right cards and enjoy everyone else's misfortune at just the right moment. An accessible card game for 3 to 5 players.

Schadenfreude is for you if you like trick-taking games that stray from the beaten path, if you want a small card game where every decision counts, or if you are after a game for 3 to 5 players that brings laughs, shouts and small acts of revenge to the table.

The game is designed by ctr and illustrated by Weberson Santiago. An expansion, Schadenfreude: Add-on Ritterorden, also exists, and the game is available in a digital version on Board Game Arena.

Number of players: 3 to 5
Age: 10+