Phil Walker-Harding, the designer behind million-selling Sushi Go and Spiel des Jahres-nominated Imhotep, is channelling poker's current popularity boom into something your whole group can enjoy. All In: Predictions is a 30-minute card game for 2-5 players from Next Move Games, and it plays like poker met a euro-style hand management game at a fortune teller's tent.
Players draw cards, manipulate their hands using special abilities, and try to predict who at the table is holding the strongest combination. When the round ends, everyone reveals and the player with the best read on the table claims the pot. It keeps the tension and bluffing that make poker electric, but wraps it in a structure that plays cleanly in half an hour with no chips, no buy-ins, and no need for a poker face made of stone.
Walker-Harding has spent his career making approachable games that punch above their weight. Sushi Go turned card drafting into a 15-minute staple played in over 20 languages. Barenpark made polyomino puzzles cosy enough for families. All In: Predictions applies that same philosophy to poker, giving groups who'd never sit down at a Texas Hold'em table a taste of the same thrill.
The game features vibrant, mystical art by Dan Gartman that leans into the fortune-telling theme. If your game nights could use more bluffing without the three-hour commitment of a full poker session, this one's worth a look. Available now at retail.
Sources: BGG | Next Move Games | Meeple Mountain