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Kill Doktor Lucky

Deluxe Jubiläumsausgabe

All guests in Doctor Lucky’s manor want to kill Doctor Lucky to win! You begin in the Foyer with 5 or 6 cards in hand; Doctor Lucky starts in the gallery, and depending on the number of players you use different numbers of rooms.

Game turns comprise the phases Movement and Action. Movement means one step into an adjacent room; corridors and stairs are not rooms and you can play movement cards for additional steps. In the Action Phase - here lines of sight come into play - you have two options: You can draw a card if you are out of sight of all others and of Doctor Lucky. If this depletes the card pile, the light is turned off and lines of sight become unimportant, you are only seen by characters in the same room. Or you can try to kill Doctor Lucky, if you are alone in a room with him and out of sight of all others.

For a murder attempt you play weapons and motives in addition to the basic strength of your character; other players can counter this by playing cards with luck symbols; more luck symbols than strength prevent the murder. After each player turn Doctor Lucky moves, in numerical order of the rooms. If he enters a room with a character, it is then this player’s turn.

This edition also offers an alternate board, a playing piece for a pet and a mini game called Flucht aus Luckys Herrenhaus, which you play after the main game, featuring Doctor Lucky’s ghost.

This game is around since 1999, and a continuing favorite; satirical as is usual with James Ernest, witty and with cute details like pets or bonuses for use of weapons in the right location - well-done fun for casual games as well as for experienced players.

Players: 2-8

Age: 12+

Time: 40+

Designer: James Ernest

Artist: Israel Evans, B.J. Becker, James Ernest

Price: ca. 30 Euro

Publisher: Truant Spiele 2016

Web: www.truant.de

Genre: Satire, card management

Users: With friends

Special: Many players

Version: de

Rules: de en

In-game text: yes

Comments:

Witty, satirical topic

Very well-designed details

Good for casual gamers as well as experienced players

Attractive design

Compares to:

Get Lucky; all earlier editions of the game; Cluedo for movement through rooms

Other editions:

Kill Doktor Lucky, Truant; many earlier editions

Chance (pink): 1

Tactic (turquoise): 3

Strategy (blue): 0

Creativity (dark blue): 0

Knowledge (yellow): 0

Memory (orange): 0

Communication (red): 0

Interaction (brown): 3

Dexterity (green): 0

Action (dark green): 0