Cheapass Games successfully funded Get Lucky through Kickstarter and now the card game, based on the board game Kill Doctor Lucky, is set to arrive on store shelves in April 2014. The game will contain 72 cards and carry an MSRP of $16.95.
From Cheapass:
A Victorian mansion. Fifteen craven killers. One crazy old man. He’s hard to kill, as his name suggests. But his luck can’t last forever.
Get Lucky is a new card game based on Kill Doctor Lucky, the very first Cheapass Game. You and your friends are heartless killers, out for blood, and Doctor Lucky is a despicable but extremely lucky old man.
Get Lucky is a new card game that captures all the flavor of the original board game, with new twists. Each player controls two numbered characters, and Doctor Lucky visits every character in numeric order. When you’ve got the Doctor, you’ve also got the turn. Will you strengthen your characters, build up your hand, swap characters with the Drawing Room, or make a murder attempt? It’s up to you.
Kill Doctor Lucky is our award-winning board game, originally released in 1996. It’s the tale of a crazy old man and the collection of murderers who want to kill him. But he’s a very lucky old man, as his name suggests, so it is always a challenge to take him out!
Get Lucky is a card game based on the same idea. Each player controls two murderers, and Doctor Lucky is represented by a pawn that moves around the table. The turn moves with him, and Doctor Lucky’s luck is represented by icons on the cards. When you’re not trying to kill Doctor Lucky, you’re often trying to save him from someone else! The game ends when Doctor Lucky’s luck runs out, and someone finally manages to land the killing blow.
Get Lucky is fast, fun, and funny, playable by 2-6 players. It will be packaged in a compact 2-piece box, similar to the one in the video. It has 72 cards and a single black pawn. Playing time is about 20 minutes. Age rating is 12+, mostly for theme (the rules are easy).
