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The Great Dalmuti

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  • PCW

    > 3 day

    Great fun for game night with friends! Easy to understand rules, quick rounds and fun adaptations such as the ones others have mentioned (super comfortable chair for the Great Dalmuti, uncomfortable seat for Peon, chores for Peon, etc) make for laughter-filled evenings that will be treasured memories for years to come. This game a favorite at our house.

  • Carolyn M. Wagner

    > 3 day

    A great game. Good game for many players. Easy to learn. Lots of fun if you take your role as the Great Dalmuti seriously -- but not too serious.

  • Alexander stone

    > 3 day

    This is such a fun game and best part is that you cane play with bigger families or groups! Easy to learn and fun for all ages.

  • Marissa Soares

    > 3 day

    Fun game! And its easy!

  • DD

    > 3 day

    Great family game!

  • Malinda Beer

    > 3 day

    Love this game! We made place-cards for moving around and plan to make felt hats in the likeness of the period.. Great fun to play enough hands to give everyone a stab at unseating the Great Dalmuti.

  • JR Watson

    > 3 day

    Fun game to play with family, game nights, etc.

  • ZDF

    > 3 day

    Great, fun, easy to learn, I brought this one to the office for some after hours unwinding and hijinks. My co-workers love it so much I have to leave it out on my desk so they can get at it when Im not around. Its been played almost daily since I brought it in a month ago. As a Dalmuti veteran, Im a little surprised at the staying power my friends and colleagues have found in it, but Ive also been part of some marathon (8+ hour) Dalmuti sessions in the past, so nothing is all that shocking when it comes to this game. The one small negative to Dalmuti remains the scoring system (or lack thereof). The one system suggested in the rulebook isnt particularly compelling, and we have yet to come up with our own. Until that day, it looks like we simply play until we dont feel like playing anymore--as is the standard for Great Dalmuti!

  • Lynn Little

    > 3 day

    The Great Dalmuti is by far one of our favorite games to play with firends. To really enjoy the game, our friends get into their class role. The Dalmuti loves to make decrees like the Greater Peon cant talk during the round. You cant be too mean because your luck can turn on you in an instant. We even bought a crown for the Dalmuti to wear. Its a really fun game.

  • Lynda Barnes

    Greater than one week

    Our family absolutely loves this game. We have a great time because you constantly change roles. Fun to give each other a hard time and then in one hand it turns around. The kids learned the importance of strategizing in card games!

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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