What is Wizard Omnibus?
It is Traditional Wizard + Wizard Magic + Wizard Camelot all in one 60-card deck. (341) Three-for-One.On January 22, the Basque Association of Draughts and Strategic Games organized the I.Basque Country Wizard Championship, an entertaining card game in which you have to try to play the cards well and hit the predictions. We got together 9 players and we did two rounds. The top two at each table played each other in the second round, and the last two played each other.
In the end, the player who obtained
the most victories won, and in case of a tie the winner was determined based on
the points obtained.
Our idea is to continue organizing
this annual tournament face to face and we will also organize the Villa de
Bilbao Tournament in June. Finally, some of us will start playing online also to
participate in the World Ranking and represent Basque Country, of course.
Here we leave the final
classification. The first 4 players got one partial victory, but Jon Ander won
the championship because he got more points than the rest, 500. Alex (480),
Egoitz (370) and Darlyn (260) finished
the championship on the top of the classification.
Last standings
1-Jon
Ander Burgoa (Basque Country)
2-Alex
Martínez (Nicaragua)
3-Egoitz
Campo (Basque Country)
4-Darlyn
Mendoza (Basque Country)
5-Jacob
Rodríguez (Basque Country)
6-Iratxe
Fernández (Basque Country)
7-Zulema
Moreno (Basque Country)
8-Aitor
Galda (Basque Country)
9-Derian
Mocha (Basque Country)
Wizard Magic
New for 2022
The Evolution of the “Wizard” Card Game.
To see how the original “Wizard” game was created, click on “Bulletin Boards”
then scroll down to “History of Wizard Cards”.
To find out why and how “Wizard Camelot” was created visit the “Wizard
Blogsite” and scroll down to ‘older posts’ and “Wizard Camelot Rationale”.
The original Wizard game continues to be the most popular version. The primary
reason for this ongoing popularity is the simplicity of the rules combined with
a surprising degree of strategic play. “Minutes to learn and years to master”.
The major flaw in the original game, if there is one, is that the four Wizard
cards are unbeatable. The problem with “Wizard Camelot” is that the simplicity
of the original game is lost in its complexity.
To both return to a simpler version while at the same time making the four
Wizard cards more vulnerable “Wizard Magic” is being introduced. The new game
is not planned for production but is simply being provided for online testing.
“Wizard Magic”
There are no changes to any of the rules of the original “Wizard” game and no
new cards are introduced. There is only one new rule:
“The 4 deuces each become a “Magical Wizard” (Magician) if played when
their suit is led by another player.”
Note that the player holding the deuce card does not decide when and if it becomes
a “Magician”. All 4 of the deuce cards must follow suit as normal. However, if
the player has other cards of the same suit, they can be played instead of the
deuce. The “Magician” is the most powerful card and wins over the four regular
“Wizard” cards.
* The ultimate goal is to publish an 'Omnibus' version of Wizard that would make all three versions (Classic, Magical, Camelot) available in one 60-card deck.
Wizard Magic in a nutshell 2
The 4 deuces each become a “Magical Wizard” if played when their suit is led.BIDDING ZERO in CamelotGame
If four or fewer cards are dealt to each player:
Player bids zero and does not take any tricks, the player has made his/her bid correctly. The player scores 20 points.
If more than four cards are dealt to each player:
Player bids zero and does not take any tricks, the player has made his/her bid correctly. The player scores 25 points. (Exception: see Last Hand below.)
Last hand of the game:
Player bids zero and does not take any tricks, the player has made his/her bid correctly. The player scores 20 points plus the number of cards dealt to each player:
If 3 players: 20 + 20 = 40 points
If 4 players: 20 + 15 = 35 points
If 5 players: 20 + 12 = 32 points
If 6 players: 20 + 10 = 30 points
