Schadenfreude (FR)

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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.

*French version

The whole table holds its breath: you just played your highest card, and yet you are not the one taking the trick! Welcome to Castle Schadenfreude (FR), where every unscrupulous resident hires corruptible staff (Cook, Guard, Cultist, Jester, Executioner) to bring their rivals down. In this mischievous trick-taking game, the second-highest card of the suit led wins the trick, never the highest.

The trick winner collects their card and any cards that did not follow the suit led, but be careful: your score pile can hold only one card of each value, otherwise both cards are discarded. The game ends when a player goes over 40 points, and victory goes to whoever gets closest to 40 without going over. A quick card game of 15 to 20 minutes for 3 to 5 players.

Schadenfreude is for you if you enjoy trick-taking games that stray off the beaten path, if you want a small card game where every decision counts, or if you need a game for 3 to 5 players that brings laughs, shouts and petty revenge around the table.

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

BOX CONTENTS
55 cards
5 score markers
1 score board
1 rulebook

Number of players: 3 to 5
Duration: 15 to 20 minutes
Age: 10+