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A hand of 4

Story tables

Card games with characters, mysteries and plots worth staying for.

1 Inscryption★ Story cards · $19.99 · ~18 hA card game that turns into a mystery. Go in blind.

Skill-led K★ 86
2 Griftlands★ Story cards · $19.99 · ~35 hFight or talk your way through a planet of grifters.

Skill-led Q★ 84
3 Cobalt Core♠ Deckbuilders · $19.99 · ~20 hA lovable spaceship crew stuck in a time loop.

Skill-led K♠ 89
4 Card Shark★ Story cards · $19.99 · ~15 hSleight of hand and conspiracy in 18th-century France.

Pure skill J★ 76

Updated 5 Oct 2026. Positions are our picks for this hand, not overall rank. Prices are US Steam list prices.

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