Pivot (card game)
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Pivot is a casual card game released by Wizards of the Coast
in 1998. The game was designed by André François
. Pivot, along with Alpha Blitz
, Go Wild!, and Twitch, were part of a move by Wizards of the Coast to diversify beyond their core Magic: The Gathering
property. This game is no longer in print.
There are 108 cards in a Pivot deck:
80 Number cards (numbered 1 - 80)
28 Direction cards (11 Up, 11 Down, and 6 Pivot)
The object of the game is to be the first player to get rid of all their cards.
When playing, it is useful to have two play piles: one for Number cards, and the other for Direction cards. Play travels around in a circle depending on the direction indicated on the last played Direction card. The Direction cards also indicate which Number cards can be played. An Up Direction card indicates Number cards with a value higher than the last played Number card, while Down indicates lower valued Number cards. The Pivot Direction card can be played to change the direction of play. A player may play any one of these cards on their turn. If they cannot play a card, that player must draw one card from the draw pile.
For example, if the direction is Up and the last played Number card was 42, valid plays are any Number card higher than 42, a Down card, or a Pivot card (which would have the same effect as a Down card).
Wizards of the Coast
Wizards of the Coast is an American publisher of games, primarily based on fantasy and science fiction themes, and formerly an operator of retail stores for games...
in 1998. The game was designed by André François
André François
André François , born André Farkas, was a Hungarian-born French cartoonist.He was born to a Hungarian Jewish family in Temesvár, Austria-Hungary , He studied at the Academy of Fine Arts in Budapest . He moved to Paris in 1934 and entered to the atelier of the famous poster artist Adolphe Cassandre...
. Pivot, along with Alpha Blitz
Alpha Blitz
Alpha Blitz is a word game designed by Mike Selinker and published by Wizards of the Coast. Alpha Blitz is based on the concept of a letter bank, as players make words using the letter cards on the table as many times as they like...
, Go Wild!, and Twitch, were part of a move by Wizards of the Coast to diversify beyond their core Magic: The Gathering
Magic: The Gathering
Magic: The Gathering , also known as Magic, is the first collectible trading card game created by mathematics professor Richard Garfield and introduced in 1993 by Wizards of the Coast. Magic continues to thrive, with approximately twelve million players as of 2011...
property. This game is no longer in print.
There are 108 cards in a Pivot deck:
80 Number cards (numbered 1 - 80)
28 Direction cards (11 Up, 11 Down, and 6 Pivot)
The object of the game is to be the first player to get rid of all their cards.
When playing, it is useful to have two play piles: one for Number cards, and the other for Direction cards. Play travels around in a circle depending on the direction indicated on the last played Direction card. The Direction cards also indicate which Number cards can be played. An Up Direction card indicates Number cards with a value higher than the last played Number card, while Down indicates lower valued Number cards. The Pivot Direction card can be played to change the direction of play. A player may play any one of these cards on their turn. If they cannot play a card, that player must draw one card from the draw pile.
For example, if the direction is Up and the last played Number card was 42, valid plays are any Number card higher than 42, a Down card, or a Pivot card (which would have the same effect as a Down card).