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Murder by Death! Pocket Edition

It will be a night of greed, horror and Murder by Death!!

Requirements

<30
1-5
12+

Description

Murder by Death!
1-5 Players | Ages 12+ | <30 Minutes

The Story-
“All the family is gathered into the Main Hall to hear the Last Will and Testament of your distant, mad uncle Joe. When all your estranged relatives are gathered his man servant Jeeves, in a low a deep voice, proceeds to read the Will. Basically uncle Joe, has $10 million dollars, in cash, plus some famous portraits in his vault in the Wine Cellar, he never liked any of his relatives so has decided a devise trial by combat and to leave it all to the last man/woman still standing that reaches his Vault. In front of each of us is a hessian bag full of various weapons and one of your mad uncle’s favourite flowers from the mansions ancient greenhouse. At the last stroke of 12 on the old classic grandfather clock the lights will go out and each person must choose a weapon to use in the “trial by combat” for that room. Those still alive will move into the next room and the combat proceeds again until there is only one left at the Vault who takes all the fabulous fortune for themselves. Each weapon can be used only once in any room and then is discarded, the flower can be used as a sanctuary, only once, in any room so you cannot be attacked and are Safe in that round in that rooms battle. Jeeves will explain the rules in more detail and ‘dispose” of any “losers. Mad uncle Joe had never liked any of his greedy, slimy relatives so only the smartest and strongest of you can win his fabulous fortune and the rest of you will be no more. Suddenly the grandfather clock strikes the first deep gong of twelve, it draws all eyes then a panicked scramble to grab something out of your bag before the lights go out and so it begins! ”

Info-
A long lost distant uncle you have never met has died mysteriously and you have been requested to attend his old secluded mansion at 12 midnight on the 13th for a reading of his “Last Will and Testament”. You, along with a gathering of strange, distant, mad relatives you have barely heard of are requested to attend to hear how he is to split up his rumored massive fortune but this will be no normal night it will be a night of extreme greed, horror and Murder by Death! The last person standing will inherit it all!

Objective-
You need to stay alive while eliminating and outsmarting your opposition greedy, killer relatives and to make it to the Wine Cellar and be the last person alive when they open the Vault, as this person will inherit your uncle’s massive fabulous fortune.


004 in the KickAss Games - Master Gamer Series.

* "Nice little game of murder and mayhem!" – J.G. gamer.

* “Quick and deadly - I like it!” – K -

* Devious, quick to learn funny and always different" - Boxxdin Gaming Centre.

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Components

Component Quantity Photo
Document 2 Document component icon
Poker Deck 1 deck of 54 cards Poker Deck component icon
Poker Tuck Box (72 cards) 1 Poker Tuck Box (72 cards) component icon
Game Stand, Blue 1 Game Stand, Blue component icon
Game Stand, Green 1 Game Stand, Green component icon
Game Stand, Red 1 Game Stand, Red component icon
Game Stand, White 1 Game Stand, White component icon
Game Stand, Yellow 1 Game Stand, Yellow component icon
Heart, Wood, Red 20 Heart, Wood, Red component icon

Vitals

Average Rating 1 reviews
Publish Date March 29, 2015
Edition 1st
Department Games
More Info Murder by Death! Pocket Edition web site

Why buy this?

A mad uncles fortune goes to the last relative still standing! Awesome!

  • Inherit a fortune only your greedy relatives stand in theway
  • An old mansion, a mad Uncle, and plenty of weapons!
  • Strategic game of mayhem and Murder most foul!

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Ratings and Reviews

Posted 10 years ago
Own It Played It Fun Priced Well High Replay Value Well Written Rules Nice Artwork

A long lost distant uncle you have never met has died mysteriously and you have been requested to attend his old secluded mansion at 12 midnight on the 13th for a reading of his “Last Will and Testame...

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