Wizard Rules Question

[MrWCF]

In a four-player game of Wizard, the first player leads a Jester. The
second player plays a Wizard. The third player plays a Heart. Does the
fourth player have to play a Heart (if he/she has one) or can he/she
play any card? In other words, after a Jester has been led, does the
first suited (non-Jester / non-Wizard) card played determine the suit
led, and thus force the fourth player to play a heart after the third
player has played one? Or does the Wizard played by the second player
allow the third AND THE FOURTH players to play any card, even though a
Wizard was not led originally?

I would be especially grateful to hear from anyone experiencing this
situation in a Wizard tournament.

[John McLeod]

On Tue, 23 Oct 2007 MrWCF <mwn_mqn@msn.com> wrote:
>In a four-player game of Wizard, the first player leads a Jester. The
>second player plays a Wizard. The third player plays a Heart. Does the
>fourth player have to play a Heart (if he/she has one) or can he/she
>play any card?

The way I read the rules, the fourth player can play any card.

>does the Wizard played by the second player
>allow the third AND THE FOURTH players to play any card, even though a
>Wizard was not led originally?

Yes. I notice that the FAQ at http://www.wizardcards.com/faqs.php
agrees with this (see the eighth question).

Of course if the second player played a heart and the third a wizard,
the fourth *would* have to play a heart.

>I would be especially grateful to hear from anyone experiencing this
>situation in a Wizard tournament.

Yes, that would be interesting, especially if the answer is different.
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