Overview
At a glance
Is this game right for my group?
ABG editorial scores on a 1–5 scale.
Harder to teach
High replayability
Highly interactive
Scales well
Deep strategy
How it plays
How does it play?
In Backstab: A Macabre Card Game, players battle the demented, disgusting and deranged from macabre characters to diabolical traps! Using action cards, players try to beat each encounter they face.
Core mechanisms
Key systems that shape the decisions players make.
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In Backstab: A Macabre Card Game, players battle the demented, disgusting and deranged from macabre characters to diabolical traps! Using action cards, players try to beat each encounter they face. If successful, they get a coin; if not, they lose a card. Players may also confiscate coins from their opponents by attacking them with backstab moves. The first player to rack up 25 cents wins!