Rebel Princess: Deluxe Edition—Happily Never After Game Review

Everyone in my Chicago gaming groups knows how much I love the game Hearts, so that means they also know how much I love the Hearts-adjacent card game Rebel Princess Deluxe Edition, initially published by Zombi Paella, before additional development and distribution in the US market by Bezier Games. In a year rich with great card games, Rebel Princess stood out thanks to its outstanding production and simple, often hilarious twists on traditional games of Hearts. (It was one of my top ten games of 2024.)

A few months ago, Bezier released a very small expansion to the base game, titled Rebel Princess: Happily Never After. I found that the only consistent complaint players had about the base game was the price—$30 for a card game is, admittedly, hefty, and even though I received my copy as a review sample, even I had to admit that the price was startling.

So, it’s no surprise that the only main issue I have with the expansion is also the price—$12-$15, depending on where you choose to buy your tabletop items. Initially, I thought that price was fair for an expansion to a very solid base game. But then I learned that the expansion has just six cards and two additional Princess tiles.

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