''Filthy Rich'' is a
card game
A card game is any game using playing cards as the primary device with which the game is played, be they traditional or game-specific.
Countless card games exist, including families of related games (such as poker). A small number of card ga ...
designed by
Richard Garfield
Richard Channing Garfield (born June 26, 1963) is an American mathematician, inventor and game designer. Garfield created '' Magic: The Gathering'', which is considered to be the first collectible card game (CCG). ''Magic'' debuted in 1993 and it ...
and published by
Wizards of the Coast
Wizards of the Coast LLC (often referred to as WotC or simply Wizards) is an American publisher of games, primarily based on fantasy and science fiction themes, and formerly an operator of retail stores for games. It is currently a subsidia ...
in
1998
1998 was designated as the ''International Year of the Ocean''.
Events January
* January 6 – The ''Lunar Prospector'' spacecraft is launched into orbit around the Moon, and later finds evidence for frozen water, in soil in permanently s ...
. The game uses a binder with 4 Ultra Pro 9-pocket
card sleeve
Plastic card sleeves are used to protect trading cards, game cards, and collectible card game cards from wear and tear. The sleeves are a sheath of plastic into which a card is inserted.
Varieties
A wide variety of protective devices have been ...
s to simulate an advertising space. Players place ads, represented by cards, in the pockets, covering up those underneath.
Gameplay
The object of the game is to purchase 3 cards from the luxury deck. These represent various status symbols, such as “Trophy Wife" (in later editions, "Trophy Spouse"), “Title of Nobility”, or “Space Shuttle”. Each luxury is progressively more expensive, and thus especially in games with multiple players, harder to obtain. Other than their role in winning the game, luxuries confer no benefit to the player, and cost the player money whenever taxes are collected.
On a player’s turn, they must play two cards from their hand. Cards may be Action cards (“IRS Audit,” “Business Scout”) which allow the player to take a one-time action, Asset cards (“Yakuza Loan,” “Protection Racket’), which benefit the player for the rest of the game, or Business cards (“Sven's Swedish Tacos,” “Chapter 11 Books”), which allow players to place a banner (between 1 and 4 cards) in the card sleeve.
The player then rolls a 10-sided die. The numbers 1-9 correspond to the 9 slots in the card sleeve. Any visible ad in that numbered slot pays money to its owner. If a 0 is rolled, all players must pay taxes on their businesses, assets and luxury cards.
The player then rolls a 6-sided die. The numbers 1-4 correspond to the 4 pages of cards sleeves and the pages are turned to the corresponding number. A 5 or 6 result means that the page is not changed.
The player then draws two cards and the next player becomes active.
Reviews
*''
InQuest Gamer
''InQuest Gamer'' was a monthly magazine for game reviews and news that was published from 1995 to 2007. Originally, the magazine was named ''InQuest'' and focused solely on collectible card games (CCGs); ''InQuest'', along with its competitor ''Sc ...
'' #43
[https://archive.org/details/IQ.Gamer.Partial.Collection/inquest.043.%281998-11%29/page/n41/mode/2up]
References
*
Further reading
*
External links
*{{bgg, 441
Card games introduced in 1998
Dedicated deck card games
Wizards of the Coast games
Richard Garfield games