Table feel
Moderate level of interaction with a good balance between direct and strategic confrontation. Players need to frequently pay attention to others' actions, but cooperation is not a major focus.
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Dead Man's Chest
Dead Man's Chest is a dice game of bidding and bluffing for three to eight pirates. The game includes rules, a treasure chest dice shaker, two special dice and 24 gems. The game is driven by a bid and challenge system. Players roll the dice in the chest and present the closed che...
Players
3-8
Time
20-30
Age
8+
Weight
1.21
Rating
5.83
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Moderate level of interaction with a good balance between direct and strategic confrontation. Players need to frequently pay attention to others' actions, but cooperation is not a major focus.
Teach
2.3
Teaching signal
Replay
4.0
High replayability
Interaction
3.7
Highly interactive
Scaling
4.0
Scales well
Strategy
4.5
Deep strategy
Control
2.7
Luck-sensitive
Replay value
Dead Man's Chest offers a high level of variability with its gameboard, expansions, and strategic depth. The game adapts well to different player counts and has a moderate learning curve. Overall, it provides a highly replayable experience.
Luck profile
The final luck score for Dead Man's Chest is 5.33, indicating a balanced mix of luck and strategy. The game outcome is influenced by both random elements and player decisions. While random elements have a notable impact on the game, players also have substantial ability to mitigate luck through strategic decisions and planning.
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Dead Man's Chest is a dice game of bidding and bluffing for three to eight pirates. The game includes rules, a treasure chest dice shaker, two special dice and 24 gems. The game is driven by a bid and challenge system. Players roll the dice in the chest and present the closed chest to the next player with a challenge based on their value. Will they call your bluff or choose to roll and raise the bid to the next player. But beware the challenge of DEAD MAN, as there is no higher bid! This is a variant of Mia.
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Designers
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Paul Jefferies
Publishers
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Eagle-Gryphon Games
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