The Deadlies Review, A take that card game from Smirk & Dagger often called UNO for Gamers
Channel: Tabletop Bellhop
Date: 2023-10-25

In this segment of the Tabletop Bellhop Gaming podcast we take a look at The Deadlies, a quick playing "take that" card game from Smirk & Dagger games that has been described as UNO For Gamers. Watch to find out if that's a good description or not. 

Prefer to read or want more pictures? Check out our written review on the blog:
https://tabletopbellhop.com/game-reviews/the-deadlies/

This review is one segment of episode 220 of The Tabletop Bellhop Gaming Podcast, Cracking Open the Suggestion Box watch it here: https://youtu.be/IV14EghViE8?si=UMyUUtnIurKRNwSo

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Disclosure: Thanks to Curt from Smirk & Dagger for tossing me a review copy of this game at Origins and insisting that we will love it. 

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Timestamps:

00:00 WHAT IS THE DEADLIES?
01:48 COMPONENT QUALITY IN THE DEADLIES
02:24 HOW TO PLAY THE DEADLIES
04:10 OUR THOUGHTS ON THE DEADLIES
08:22 WHO SHOULD PICK UP THE DEADLIES?
10:01 CLOSING AND WHERE TO FIND MORE

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From the publisher:

GREED, PRIDE, WRATH... just three of the 7 Deadlies you will encounter in this devious little card game, themed on the 7 Deadly Sins. Do your best to rid yourself of them all, as soon as you can - while your opponents do their damnedest to fill your hand with more. Empty your hand three times to WIN - and become the ENVY of all your friends!

Object: Play as many cards as you can each turn, of the same Suit, Number value or a Straight of any length, trying to empty your hand as quickly as possible, while at the same time preventing your opponents from doing the same. The top most card of the set you play activates that suit's very thematic ability, either helping you further or sandbagging your opponents.

Each time you successfully empty your hand (and manage to keep it empty until the end of the turn), your new starting hand will be two cards smaller than the previous time, as tracked by your Wickedness token. (6, 4, 2, 0) Empty your hand three times, and you WIN!

Quick-teaching, dastardly card game for ages
10 & up. 

Highly interactive, “take that” style game play.

Humorously themed upon the Seven Deadly Sins, depicted as cute lil’ animals of evil, each with a special ability befitting their nature.

A nasty little card game that's a hell of a good time.

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