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?
The audience wants blood! Welcome to Death Show TV!
Core mechanisms
Key systems that shape the decisions players make.
Variable Player Powers
Each player has different abilities, restrictions, or strategic advantages.
Dice Rolling
Roll dice to introduce uncertainty into actions, production, movement, or resolution.
Hand Management
Time and sequence a limited hand of cards to preserve future options.
Take That
Direct negative effects at selected opponents.
Read the full game description
The audience wants blood! Welcome to Death Show TV! Put yourself in the shoes of one of our ruthless contestants and submerge yourself in a show whose only limits are set by the blood thirsty audience. In Death Show TV it's easy to achieve fame, the difficulty is staying alive to enjoy it. Choose your hiding places well, look for weapons and equipment that will help you kill your rivals and above all, make the audience love you. Sounds easy? Great! Now add to your problems the twisted minds of our scriptwriters. Each player takes the role of a contestant at Death Show TV and has 4 life points. If he loses them all he "dies" and is eliminated from the game. The last contestant to stay in the game will be the winner. During the game contestants will grab "Show Cards" representing gifts of sponsors and program events. The game is played in which the contestants move through the different location cards to seek cover and engage in combat against other players, the events of the program Will also influence the combat. Only one will survive so make sure it's you.