The Fox in the Forest Digital Review

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We review the digital version of Fox in the Forest from Direwolf Digital. Fox in the Forest Digital lets players experience this two-player trick-taking game either solo or vs an AI.

Trick-taking games are possibly my favorite game mechanic. This may be due to my summers in Michigan spent playing Euchre with friends, but I’ve always loved just how it feels. The Fox in the Forest seeks to give you and your partner one of the better experiences that doesn’t require more than two people. And the game has held such popularity that it’s making a digital debut as well. We’re going to look at both options so you can decide whether The Fox in the Forest is the next game for you to try. The Fox in the Forest was published by Renegade Game. The digital app was developed by Direwolf Games.

The Fox in the Forest is a two-player, trick-taking game that utilizes three suits of cards numbered one to eleven. Trump suits are called decrees and are set at the beginning of a round. Players will score points based on the number of tricks they win. But instead of wanting to win every trick, players will need to finesse their hands by winning an ideal number of tricks. For example, when a player wins one or two tricks, they would get six points. But if they got over-eager and won all of the tricks, they’d be considered greedy and wouldn’t score any. Whoever reaches twenty-one points after a round finishes wins the game.

But The Fox in the Forest isn’t a standard trick-taking game. Odd-numbered cards of each suit have special powers. They might earn a player a point during a round, allow someone to lead the next trick if they lose, or even change the decree mid-round. All this adds a bit of strategy that really makes players have to consider