Similar basic game and mechanics, though there are 8 additional cards to the 52 card deck - four wizards and four fools. A wizard can be played instead of any other card, the first wizard played takes the trick. A fool can be played instead of any other card and a fool will not take the trick (unless you've got the extreme oddball situation where you've got all the cards for a trick as a fool - then the first fool played wins the trick).
One of the things about it being a 60 card deck is that it evenly plays 3, 4, 5, or 6 players.
The European edition of the game has beautiful artwork (though confusing compared to the French suited cards) that make a long mural when an entire suit is laid down end to end.
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I'd also recommend the variant Wizard for this.
Similar basic game and mechanics, though there are 8 additional cards to the 52 card deck - four wizards and four fools. A wizard can be played instead of any other card, the first wizard played takes the trick. A fool can be played instead of any other card and a fool will not take the trick (unless you've got the extreme oddball situation where you've got all the cards for a trick as a fool - then the first fool played wins the trick).
One of the things about it being a 60 card deck is that it evenly plays 3, 4, 5, or 6 players.
The European edition of the game has beautiful artwork (though confusing compared to the French suited cards) that make a long mural when an entire suit is laid down end to end.