Game Info
Year
2023
Players
2-6
Age
14+
Playtime
60 min
Complexity
2.5/5
Collection
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Description
A card drafting game of marriage and murder in Victorian England where players build dowries and compete for a Dukes affection
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positive
Pros
- Visually appealing artwork
- Unique, macabre theme
- Engaging, challenging yet fun to play
- Supports storytelling around dowry and inheritance
Cons
- Not for everyone due to mature theme
- Complex rules may be challenging to explain
Thematic elements
- dowry investment and inheritance payoff in a murderous marriage market
- society of commoner women with dowry/inheritance as the engine of marriage and wealth, macabre/black humor
- board game narrative around wealth, murder and remarriage, presented with lighthearted macabre humor
Comparison games
- The Bloody Inn
- Abomination
Mechanics (from transcript analysis)
- card drafting — Five cards dealt each round; players draft four cards to add to their tableau
- Infamy tracking — Actions can increase infamy; high infamy affects marriage prospects and endgame effects
- investment phase / land and mills upgrades — Players invest in land, rent, upgrades (mill), and other assets which impact future payouts
- money accumulation / dowry economy — Dowry buys a husband; assets yield payout on death; money flows from dowry and assets
- murder/remarry actions — Murder cards cause death of husband and infamy; remarry cards allow buying a new husband with dowry
- promotion / upgrade of husbands — Husbands or their roles can be promoted (e.g., bishop, dean, chancellor) at cost to increase endgame value
- remarry and elope options — Remarry actions, or elope with a cost in infamy and effect on endgame; eloping has consequences
- settle accounts and inheritance payout — At end of round, assets settle; inheritance payouts depend on promoted status and cards
- two-phase husband action — End-of-round husband phase with two actions: play a drafted card action and board-based action
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Quotes (from this video)
- This game is about enterprising business women who... get their hands dirty.
- The theme is unique and not possible in real life.
- This game is amazing. It’s very unique.
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