TRICKS OF THE TRADE

A project in Berkeley Heights, NJ by Benjamin Cheung
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A Trick Taking & Negotiation-Trading Game
Tabletop Games
Backers: 11
Average Pledge Per Backer: $30

Funded: $329 of $50
Dates: Jul 8th -> Jul 29th (22 days)
Project By: Benjamin Cheung
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Latest News

#8 - The Final Countdown

July 28th - via: kickstarter.com
     It’s the final countdown. We are in the last hours of the Kickstarter campaign. I am happy to announce everything is ready to be shipped when the Kickstarter ends. I look forward to getting the Tech Deck and its family of games into your... (Read More)

#7 - The Design Journey of Tricks of the Trade

July 23rd - via: kickstarter.com
THE DESIGN JOURNEY OF TRICKS OF THE TRADE    October 9, 2022 was the start of design journey of Tricks of the Trade. I knew the Tech Deck being a modernized deck of cards would need a Trick-taking game to be self-respectable. Trick Taking games... (Read More)

#6 - Tricks of the Trade Home Page

July 18th - via: kickstarter.com
TRICKS OF THE TRADE WEBSITE In today’s update, I wanted to let you know that the TRICKS OF THE TRADE Web page is live! Tricks of the Trade Home Page You can visit my home page here: http://cheung.interzone.com You can get to the Tricks of the Trade... (Read More)

#5 - Tricks of the Trade on BoardGameGeek

July 15th - via: kickstarter.com
TRICKS OF THE TRADE IS ON BOARDGAMEGEEK (BGG) I am happy to announce that Tricks of the Trade has an entry on the BoardGameGeek(BGG) website now! The Boardgamegeek page is here: https://boardgamegeek.com/boardgame/394275/tricks-trade You can find... (Read More)

#4 Ben Cheung - About the Creator

July 14th - via: kickstarter.com
In this update, I wanted to give you a bit about my background. BACKGROUND I usually don’t toot my own horn, but I wanted to show you that I’m not a newcomer to game play, game design, game development, & testing. I love and have played games... (Read More)

#3 - Periodic Table of Ideas Add On

July 13th - via: kickstarter.com
In this update I’ll go over one of the add-ons for the kickstarter. ADD-ON: THE PERIODIC TABLE OF IDEAS (PTI) Periodic Table of Ideas The Periodic Table of Ideas is a book that I published about a set of pivotal ideas in history. The periodic ideas... (Read More)

#2 - The Four Elements of Thinking (4ET) add on

July 12th - via: kickstarter.com
In this update I’ll go over one of the add-ons for the kickstarter. ADD-ON: THE FOUR ELEMENTS OF THINKING (4ET) The Four Elements of Thinking is a practical handbook on thinking that I published. It introduces easy to remember mnemonics (earth,... (Read More)

Update #1 - Anatomy of a Card

July 9th - via: kickstarter.com
ANATOMY OF A CARD Today in this update, I will go over the anatomy of a card. I will describe common elements on each of the cards. In this example, I will be describing the 6 of Technology which corresponds to the traditional 6 of Clubs. The concept... (Read More)

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