When playing a 2-player game, each player will have their "sidekick" cards to their right. Sidekicks are not players, but they do play a card into each trick.

In a 2-player game, you play tricks in clockwise order as normal, alternating between players and sidekicks.

When it is your sidekick’s turn to play a card, select from their 2 face-up cards, then flip another card face up if possible.

If a sidekick wins a trick, discard those cards (the trick does not belong to their player). Sidekicks are never the dealer, and they never lead (if it would be their turn to lead, their player leads instead).

They do not score victory points, nor can players interact with them using story cards. Abilities do not affect them (e.g., only players pass cards for the Transfer of power event, ignoring sidekicks).