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Limelight: a magical trick-taking game

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Limelight: a magical trick-taking game

Limelight: a magical trick-taking game

2026

Designed by Patrick Mao

Published by Pillarcat Games

Description

Welcome to Vanishing Academy, the mystical school for magicians! Beyond your studies, all students are evaluated in Limelight Royale, a magic show where different teams compete to perform the most impressive tricks. As the captain of one of these teams, which magicians will you befriend and recruit? Combine your team s skills and unleash them at the right time to put on the greatest show! Can you outshine the opposing teams to take the Limelight? Limelight is a trick-taking game for 3 to 5 players. Played over the course of 4 Acts, where each player drafts characters to their team and performs Tricks. Whoever has taken the most Tricks by the end of the game wins! —description from the publisher

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