Tabletop Game - Shadow in the Bottle

A mysterious gleam of light refracted through glass. Inside is a creature that can change your life: just make any wish, and it will surely come true. But in life, the principle of "give and take" applies, and you'd better hurry to literally give someone the bottle you are holding in your hands before the end of the game, so you won't end up giving victory points instead.   

"Shadow in the Bottle" is a trick-taking card game, and your goal is to score as many points as possible while getting rid of the vessel with the little demon inside. You will take turns playing cards of the same color. If you don't have the needed color, you can use any available one. If the card you played is of greater value than the demon, you take it for yourself, and its new value becomes equal to that card's value. The game continues until all the cards are played. The owner of the demon loses part of their victory points. 

The mysterious shadow flickers in the bottle. You can acquire it and make any wish, but be sure to get rid of it before the end of the game. 

Otherwise, all the accumulated advantage will instantly turn to dust. 

Contents: 

• 2 bottles 
• 6 reminders 
• 54 cards 
• Starting card 
• Game rules  

Game duration: from 15 to 30 minutes
Number of players: from 2 to 6