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Danse Macabre box art
2010 Ranked #22,962

Danse Macabre

Players take divine and devilish roles in a two-player betting game, trying to earn the most dancers souls. Secret cards and peeked bets create uncertainty, so each wager tests whether to reveal information or bluff.

Card Game Medieval Hand Management Players: Two-Player Only Games

Players

2

Play time

Not listed

Age

9+

Complexity

1/5

Rating

5.12

Harder to teach Highly interactive Deep strategy

Overview

At a glance

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ABG editorial scores on a 1–5 scale.

Teachability 2.4/5

Harder to teach

Replay value 4.0/5

High replayability

Interaction 3.7/5

Highly interactive

Player scaling 4.1/5

Scales well

Strategic depth 4.7/5

Deep strategy

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How it plays

How does it play?

2-player game based on famous painting fragment by Bernt Notke situated in Niguliste Museum, Tallinn, Estonia. One player takes the role of god, other player takes the role of Devil.

Core mechanisms

Key systems that shape the decisions players make.

Hand Management

Time and sequence a limited hand of cards to preserve future options.
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2-player game based on famous painting fragment by Bernt Notke situated in Niguliste Museum, Tallinn, Estonia. One player takes the role of god, other player takes the role of Devil. Then players compete to earn more dancers' souls. They bet for every soul and peek bets of opponent or secret dancers' cards. The player who owns the more souls in the end of the game is the winner. Components: Gameboard 6 Secret dancers God's carddeck Devil's carddeck Coin

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Category

3
Card Game Medieval Religious

Mechanism

1
Hand Management

Family

4
Cities: Tallinn (Estonia) Country: Estonia Players: Two-Player Only Games Theme: Hell

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Game and edition data

All specifications (5)

Play and group

Players
2
Best with
2
Play time
30 min
Age
9+
Complexity
1.0/5
Credits and catalog connections

Credits

Designers

2
Priit Isok Asko Künnap

Artists

1
Asko Künnap

Publishers

1
Revaler

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