Welcome to SHP Games!



Independent Designer of Card, Dice, and Board Games; Playing Cards; and Tarot Decks



DECK6

A standard playing card deck with two additional suits

See the Deck6 page for more information.

Deck6 was recently reviewed by Magic Orthodoxy


Wild Suit Playing Cards

A standard playing card deck with suited Jokers
and a 5th (wild) suit

See the Wild Suit page for more information,
or to download info PDF (for free).


Zero Mod Playing Cards

A standard playing card deck, expanded so that it divides evenly among 2-6 players

See the Zero Mod page for more information,
or to download info PDF (for free).


ambideck

A Playing Card Deck for Left-Handed and Right-Handed Players

See the ambideck page for more information,
or to download info PDF (for free).


Playing Card Templates

A full set of templates for creating
custom decks of playing cards

See the Playing Card Templates page for more information,
or to download the instructions (for free).


Ascension Tarot

A square version of traditional 78-card Tarot

See the Ascension Tarot page for more information.


Crown Hearts

A new take on the classic point-avoidance game

See the Crown Hearts page for more information,
or to download the rules (for free).


Time Rift

A Cooperative Time Travel game for 1-2 players

See the Time Rift page for more information,
or to download the Rule Booklet and TPA Handbook (for free).

Fabian Schurgers created a series of videos that show the extent to which the Rift has overthrown the natural order of history: #1 #2 #3


BioWild

A mystical duelling micro-game for 2 players

See the BioWild page for more information,
or to download the Rules (for free).

There is also a Print-and-Play version available.


Bad Karma

A twisted set building game for 2-6 players


See the Bad Karma and Bad Karma: Extra Snarky Edition pages
for more information, or to download the rule booklet (for free).


Kalosi

A unique colourful trick-taking game for up to 6 players

See the Kalosi page for more information,
or to download the instruction sheet (for free).


What in the World?

An educational party micro-game for 2 or more players

See the What in the World? page for more information,
or to download the Rules (for free).


Math Attack!

A fun and simple card game for two players

See the Math Attack! page for more information,
or to download the rules (for free).


Coming Soon...

Card, Dice and Board Games

Trick Poker
A Trick-Taking, Hand-Building, Poker Game for 2-4 Players

Adventure Island
A Cooperative Island Adventure Game for 1-6 Players

Time Rift: Collateral Damage
A Time Rift expansion that allows competitive play for up to 4 players
Transmission #1 (Source Unknown) TPA Emergency Broadcast Transmission #3

Bastardo
The game of annoying behaviour and poor impulse control

Tarot Decks

Transition Tarot
A gender-neutral Tarot deck with 5 suits


Artists

R. Eric Smith
SHP Games logo, Kalosi Ace, and BioWild artwork

Robert Brooks
Time Rift character and card design

Jim Watson
Deck6 suit design and logo

Connor Gadd
Transition Tarot artwork

Mark Davis
Additional artwork


Other Designers

Sad Enemy
Fasold Games
Brains of Steel Games
Chuck Sommerville


Other Links

Original playing card games and variants for special decks
John McLeod's excellent Card Games site

 

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Copyright ©2023 SHP Games and C. Scott Davis .
SHP Games logo and Kalosi Ace created by R. Eric Smith
Time Rift character and card designs by Robert Brooks
DECK6 suit designs by Jim Watson
Jokers adapted from a Creative Commons design created by Ash Violette
Additional artwork by Mark Davis
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