Rio Grande Games2025Friedemann Friese
Fearless
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- 30-day returns on sealed, unused items. No restocking fee.
Is it for your table?
Plays 3 to 5 players.
Under 45 minutes: easy to fit in a couple of rounds.
A few rules to learn, then it flows. A good gateway game. (1.8 / 5 on BGG)
Good for older kids, teens and adults.
About the game
Fearless is a card game from Rio Grande Games, designed by Friedemann Friese (2025). It plays 3–5 players in 30–45 minutes, for ages 10+. BoardGameGeek players rate it 6.8 out of 10 and call it medium-light (1.8 / 5 weight).
In Fearless, you walk through a gloomy forest and try to stay on the safe path. If you still wander astray, you try to turn back again as close as possible. The closer you are to the safe path, the less fear you will suffer. Not walking at all is no alternative, as you remain behind on your own in the scary ruin. If you are the most fearless after several rounds, you will win the game!
Fearless is a simple trick-taking game with four suits and without trump. The card with the highest value in the led suit always wins the trick. The unusual part of the game is the card values, as they are not all positive as typical for trick-taking games, but have values from +6 to -6 in each suit. Thus, you collect both negative and positive cards. When you win a trick, try to gain a balanced score, collecting both minus and plus points.
This is theoretically possible for all players, but “sadly” you play against each other. And the others are always pleased when they can scare you with another handful of points. We wish you a lot of fun with Fearless!
Details
- Designer
- Friedemann Friese
- Publisher
- Rio Grande Games
- Mechanics
- Trick-taking
- Published
- 2025
- SKU
- RIO696
Ratings, player counts, play time and weight are from BoardGameGeek.
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