The Great Dalmuti

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  • Astrid

    Greater than one week

    Best game ever!! Seriously awesome group fun!

  • Sarah

    > 3 day

    Great game! Especially fun for bigger groups of people with mixed ages.

  • Connie Cochrun

    > 3 day

    Great fun. Ages 9 to 72 played and all had a great time.

  • Georgia Fortun

    > 3 day

    I received my first deck as a gift, everyone we have introduced the game to has started playing. I gave several decks away as stocking stuffers.. Highly recommend this game for kids and adults.. we love it!

  • Eliza B

    Greater than one week

    I love this game. :)

  • FenderSunburst

    > 3 day

    Ive been playing this game on an off for about 18 years. Its fun, simple, and has a lot of variety. I highly recommend adding additional elements to the game as the rules suggest. Some examples that we did were making everyone wear a hat (nice or cool hats for the Dalmuti and ugly or dirty hats for the peon) and have different chairs for classes.

  • ShannonB

    > 3 day

    Love this game. This was a replacement deck since I left our original at my sons house. I told him to keep it because he and his teenage sons like it as much as I do. Great game for a party!

  • DDG

    06-06-2025

    Lots of fun!!!

  • long lei

    > 3 day

    I love this game, easy for everyone and its fun too. Whole family can play together. Grandma enjoys it too.

  • Viv Dog

    > 3 day

    We love this game! And of course, it gives opportunity to play a part!

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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