{"product_id":"speed-run-compendium-trick-taking-card-game-pre-order","title":"Speed Run: Compendium Trick Taking Card Game - Pre-Order","description":"\u003cp\u003e\u003cstrong\u003ePRE-ORDER. \u003c\/strong\u003eWe anticipate delivery in summer 2027. (If you include this item in your order, ALL YOUR ITEMS WILL SHIP TOGETHER in summer 2027. If you want immediate delivery of available items, please place two orders.)\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eThe card game encapsulates \"speedrunning\" a video game: playing through a game as quickly as possible while looking for loopholes, bugs, and glitches to help advance through the game even faster.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eWe've applied that to a compendium game.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eEach player must complete (almost) every contract (scoring objective) before the game can end, exactly once, excepting for \u003cspan class=\"text-italic\"\u003eone redo.\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eBefore selecting contracts, the players get to decide (on a rotating basis) what the trump suit is and what the card ranking is for that round.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eThen, each player simultaneously selects a contract which will be their objective for the hand, and \u003cspan class=\"text-italic\"\u003ekeep it a secret\u003c\/span\u003e until the end of the hand. Contracts command a player to win a specific number of tricks.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eAt the end of the hand, each player reveals their contract and scores accordingly. Low scores are good; you don't want points. If they didn't meet their trick requirement, they score 1 point for each trick they missed by. If they met their requirement, they get a -2 point bonus instead.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eAfter playing 6, 9, or 12 hands (short, medium, long), the player with the lowest score wins!\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp id=\"h:-Read-the-Rulebook-on-BGG-here-\" class=\"page-anchor\"\u003e\u003cspan class=\"bold\"\u003eRead the Rulebook on BGG \u003cstrong\u003e\u003ca href=\"https:\/\/boardgamegeek.com\/filepage\/330596\/speed-run-rulebook\" rel=\"noopener\" target=\"_blank\"\u003ehere.\u003c\/a\u003e\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/span\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cspan\u003eVisit the \u003ca href=\"https:\/\/boardgamegeek.com\/boardgame\/454157\/speed-run\" rel=\"noopener\" target=\"_blank\"\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eBGG page\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/a\u003e \u003c\/span\u003e\u003cspan\u003eto learn more!\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp class=\"page-anchor\"\u003e\u003cbr\u003eThe card art is a nod to video games from the nineties and early 2000s. Some references are more deep cut than others, but maybe you can guess which game characters we drew our inspiration from.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cspan\u003eAll game art was created \u003cem\u003ewithout\u003c\/em\u003e the use of AI.\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003ePhotgraphs feature a pre-production sample, and the final version will have slight differences as we have made careful improvements. \u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e \u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eSee designer Ryan Campbell teach the Speed Run rules here:\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003ciframe width=\"560\" height=\"315\" src=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/embed\/uqjfNLjAAAA?si=_RHYP79c7NDKiGXn\" title=\"YouTube video player\"\u003e\u003c\/iframe\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eAnd watch his guided demo playthrough here:\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003ciframe width=\"560\" height=\"315\" src=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/embed\/Ejz0TeC4_Zo?si=nuLrJFTE4i3LYT8j\" title=\"YouTube video player\"\u003e\u003c\/iframe\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e \u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"Pollia Design","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":68034738946269,"sku":null,"price":19.0,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0296\/7823\/9876\/files\/2026-09-14sssrun-165.jpg?v=1789874383","url":"https:\/\/polliadesign.com\/products\/speed-run-compendium-trick-taking-card-game-pre-order","provider":"Pollia Design","version":"1.0","type":"link"}