- rank: 4,303
- rating: 6.9
- published: 2003
- designers: Mike Fitzgerald & Nick Sauer
Print Status
- out of print?
Why It's On The List
- This is my favorite of the Mystery Rummy series... mostly because it feels a bit like Canasta (possibly my favorite standard deck card game) in how difficult it is to hide key cards from your opponent(s).
Tips & Tricks:
- In my opinion, this is the easiest of the Mystery Rummy games to teach to non-gamers.
- While MR: Al Capone is a great 2-handed game and a wonderful partnership game, it drags on way too long with three players.
- Don't give up... it is possible to fight your back into the game, even after a bad hand. (Just one of the reasons I love this game.)
Extras
- Here's how I rank the Mystery Rummy games currently...
- #1: Al Capone
- #2: Escape from Alcatraz
- #3: Rue Morgue (partnership only)
- #4: Jack the Ripper
- #5: Jekyll & Hyde
- Haven't played: Bonnie & Clyde or Detective Rummy
- For some reason this year, I broke Wyatt Earp away from the rest of the Mystery Rummy games - and it ended up at #78 in the countdown!
- Here's what I wrote about the Mystery Rummy series for The One Hundred.
- This is the second of three games on my top 100 list from designer Mike Fitzgerald.
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