Z-Man Games Press Release - Fairy Tale – Richard Garfield Variant

From the Z-Man Games Website

This variant applies to the team play in Fairy Tale. When playing in teams, the game remains relatively the same, however, at the end of the game, both team member’s scores are cumulated to see which team wins.

In Richard Garfield’s take on the team game; things get a little more complex.


All Shadow cards will allow you to exchange one of your cards currently in play, for one of your partner’s cards in play. This can be any card you have in play, including the Shadow card just played.

This changes the dynamic of the game drastically, partners may now increase their points by sending over cards that will count as more points for their team member then they would have if they had stayed on their side of the table. Allowing for more combos and more points, but also chancing the strategy of the opposing team that will have to rethink what they will have to do to stop you!