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The Great Dalmuti

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  • Sportzchck

    > 3 day

    I have been playing this game since I was a kid. Great game to teach to friends who speak a different language, this game has traveled the world with us.

  • bonnie

    > 3 day

    My kids are hooked on this game! We play it all the time. There’s a lot of strategy involved, but very easy to figure out. Definitely for older kids and adults.

  • JT

    > 3 day

    The perfect number of people to play this game with a full deck is 7. You have the Great Dalmuti, the lessor Dalmuti, three merchants, lessor peon and greater peon. This game is SO FUN. And you can play it with less players, just follow directions for removing some cards from the deck. This game is great when you have set seats for the different ranks and give the GREAT Dalmuti a special hat of some sort. Its easy to learn, and there is definitely a strategy that can help someone with the worst hand change their position. I love to play it.

  • Shawn

    > 3 day

    I really do enjoy this game. Specifically for larger 6+ people groups its a 5 star card game. The instructions do mention reducing the deck for smaller groups. But the real joy comes from bringing in new players, in larger 6+ groups. The card face designs are excellent. Yet in general its a 4 star card game as I have found our family often doesnt choose this game when its only 3 to 5 players. And with any size of group, the outcome of each game is often the same. Which causes 2 things to happen for us. Either we keep playing and eat a lot of time because we really want to change rank, or we get frustrated in the lack of rank movement and stop quickly. As a comparison, the more commonly known card game UNO, tends to have a much more varied winner result and is more time controlled by the number of players and deck size. This game is still time controlled by deck size and group size; but the winner results tend to be a little flat for variation. Overall, an excellent card game for any collection and covered the large group player size nicely.

  • K Brookins

    > 3 day

    Fun game. Easy to play

  • Natcanela

    > 3 day

    My family and cousins all get together and play this game every holiday. Absolutely love it! Sometimes we play with two decks. One suggestion: Play that you can match. Makes the game more interesting, and more wildcard as to who will win.

  • P. Moody

    Greater than one week

    Ive played this with friends for quite a long time, but finally got my own deck. This game is a blast. But 4 players minimum. Not even sure were playing to the book, since Ive played it for so long (going to have to look into that). But its always been fun and easy to get new people playing.

  • elku

    > 3 day

    lots of family fun

  • Mongo65

    > 3 day

    Best game on the planet, bar none. And when it comes to Dalmuti cards, GET THESE, they rock! Seriously, I cant say enough about the quality, both in feel and appearance. Ive introduced this game to many friends and family and given many my own deck and gotten another for myself, thats how much I love this game!

  • LMat

    > 3 day

    We play this as a family and enjoy hours of entertainment.

A light card game where players gain status by going out first. The 80-card commercial deck contains cards ranked from 12 to 1, along with two Jesters. Each card bears a number, which is not only its rank, but also tells you how many of that card exist in the deck. In other words, there are twelve 12s, eleven 11s, four 4s and a single card ranked 1. The lower the number, the better the rank. The deck is dealt out to all players and the object is to get rid of your cards as fast as possible. The hand begins with one person playing one or more card to the center of the table. The cards played must all be of the same rank (although Jesters are wild, and may be played with any other cards). Each player in turn must now either play the same number of cards of a better rank, or pass. Play continues around the table until everyone has passed; at that point, the cards are cleared and whoever played the last set of cards leads the next round. After everyone has gone out, the players are ranked. For example, the person who first got rid of all his cards becomes The Great Dalmuti. Players change seat position to represent the new hierarchy and begin another round. The Great Dalmuti is generally played for many rounds.

From the Manufacturer

Life isn’t fair. And neither is The Great Dalmuti. In one round you’re at the top of the heap, and in the next you could be peasant scum. In this fast-paced game of medieval one-upmanship, players take their places in the pecking order, from Greater Peon to Greater Dalmuti. But the roles change in every round, so get rid of the cards in your hand fast. The quicker you rid yourself of your cards, the higher you’ll go. But don’t get comfortable in the cushy Greater Dalmuti chair because even the lowliest peon can unseat you and boot you out the door. Sounds unfair, sure it is. But the sweet taste of victory could make it all worthwhile. This short, fast-paced, fun card game is easy to learn and play. It takes about 15 minutes to play the game, and is for 5-10 players.

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