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2016/04/22 17:08:01
Subject: DARK DEEDS - The Game of Malicious Minons by Andy Chambers & Mark Gibbons - Games and Gears
Yeah, I couldn't find a News or Discussion thread for this game... It was mentioned in the adepticon thread.
muwhe wrote:Dark Deeds Afoot at AdeptiCon!
Dark Deeds is a darkly humorous card game of skulduggery and suspicion for 2 to 5 players. In Dark Deeds players take the role of minions in service to a powerful, mysterious, and clearly villainous, patron. The Patron wants deeds of infamy, violence and coercion committed and you are the ones who must avoid the authorities, the do-gooders and, most of all, each other to perform them. Rich rewards beckon, along with horrific punishments for failure. So are you the kind of malevolent minion the patron needs?
Designed by the legendary (and nefarious) Andy Chambers and Ryan Miller with artwork by the similarly iconic (and also nefarious) Mark Gibbons, Dark Deeds looks to be an instant classic. And it will make its debut at AdeptiCon 2016! Dark Deeds will be available at the Games & Gears booth a full 30 days before its official release, starting Wednesday night after registration (March 30th). Games & Gears will also be running demos of the game all weekend long and there will even be some AdeptiCon exclusive cards available. All that combined with the fact that Mark Gibbons will be there live in person doing signings means that Dark Deeds will have quite a launch party extravaganza!
RiTides wrote:Dark Deeds sounds awesome - will definitely be looking for a demo of that!
I picked it up at Salute 2016 so figured I'd post about it here and my immediate impressions The Large box is the game - £42 - Salute Price was the same as the Web price The Small box is the Adepticon Exclusive set. they had extra to sell - £5. (I also bought some card protectors...)
So what does the £42 get you??
101 standard size Cards 18 Wooden Suspicion Marks and pouch to keep them in in-between games. 1 metal 'Most Suspicious Minion' Coin. 1 Custom D12 Dice (Logo on the 12 side) 1 Mouse mat Street Play Mat 1 Rule Book
I do recommend sleeving this game as it's definitely a great Pub game!
Spoiler:
All the bits will still squish in to the box after you've sleeved everything. The Box is a very transportable 6" x 6" x 2"
How's the game played? The game in action is basically the players taking turns trying to rob a 'citizen' or assassinate a 'nemesis' character, to earn points. While robbing and killing you can score extra points for completing dark deeds; wicked tasks set buy your overlord. (this is a bit like completing routes in ticket to ride) It would be fairly easy but getting in your way are the city guards and the other players who can play cards against you and steal your stuff.
At the end of the game you lose points for dark deeds you picked up but didn't complete and for Nemesis's you didn't deal with.
Helping you accomplish your job is information you pick up in the Tavern. In the tavern you can pick up one of the two face up cards or draw blind from the pile.
The Street changes every turn as the last character on the street walks off and new characters enter play at the other end. The rubber game mat is very nice! It's a shame it's not bigger and include spots for the Tavern cards and the discard piles...
Rating - Can't !! too Difficult to do right now as I've only played twice. The two games I played so far have been loads of Fun. I expect this game will stay on my game list/agenda for games nights for a long while to come
I recommend the game - Loads of Fun - Top quality components... The art is amazing and the quality of the bits it top notch... wooden counters metal coin and even the dice is that bit nicer than a regular D12. Rolling a 12 and getting the dark deeds icon is a nice feeling! And thats the Rub I'm sure all these things are expensive in a small print run. The value is quite hard to justify! £42 is expensive for a card game. I Just wish it was £10 or so cheaper so I say 'Buy it!!!'
Panic...
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Panic.. if you have an interest, the current issue of Game Trade Magazine here in the states has a promo card for this game.. the GameMonger I think it is called, has a green 6 in the upper left.
If you want, I can try to snag a copy later today for you?
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2+2=5 for sufficiently large values of 2.
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This IMO is the other rub! The game is less than a month old and Games and Gears are really pushing exclusive cards for this game in very inaccessible places! They say all these items and cards will be available later in a compilation pack... Most gamers are collectors by nature... I think they'll want all the cards?
Or am I being weird? Having a game but not all the bits available to it drives me nuts!!
I was able to pick up the the Adepticon exclusive pack at their stall at Salute 2016 in London ! I'm sure glad they didn't bin/burn all the extra copies to keep it location exclusive! others might think they should have! 1 D12, 1 coin and 6 cards.
Spoiler:
IMO The green dice is much nicer and easier to read in low light due to white ink. Having a extra dice on the table is nice.
The adepicoin is an optional rule for losing suspicion; you flip a coin and and fate decides how much suspicion you shake off. Normally you lose a tavern item card when you lose suspicion; so this is quite a nice optional change to the mechanics to have.
A good value little game add on for £5. I just don't think it should be limited to those who attended shows. Rules/Game changing items and cards shouldn't be limited!?
Panic...
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yeah,
This is already printed and exists, but I understand what you're saying, G&G messed up the game board KS!
I ordered 4 G&G boards!
In the end they did offer refunds to everyone who didn't get a board, so it's not like they intentionally set out to disappoint.
Prodos are similar, Amazing product, but what's going on behind the scenes ! ? ! ?
And I have my 10' pole pointed at C'mon because of how gakky they treated their KS backers and customers, no matter how good their games look, I won't give C'mon any of my money.
