Step into a whimsical world of necromancy and compete to become the town's most successful occultist. The Cadaver Card Game is a delightfully dark, strategic set-collection game where players step into the shoes of aspiring necromancers. Your primary task is simple yet macabre: unearth and reanimate as many resting bodies as possible before the first rays of dawn break. Combining quick-witted resource management with a highly interactive trading phase, this game blends dark strategy with a light-hearted dose of humor, making it an excellent choice for casual game nights and spooky gatherings alike. Arcane Assets & Dastardly Deeds Every unearthed corpse requires a highly specific, unique resurrection method. To successfully animate your targets, you must search a shared deck to gather crucial arcane resources, including vital scrolls, fresh brains, and magical potions. However, you cannot build your undead army alone; recruiting trusty, macabre accomplices—including your loyal assistant, Igor—will grant you the tactical leverage needed to outmaneuver your competition. Protect Your Graves & Sabotage Rivals True mastery over the dark arts requires protecting your workshop from rival interference. Crafty opponents can derail your progress by snapping heavy coffin lids onto your prized corpses or locking them away to block your access. You will need to carefully hold onto mystical keys and amulets to shatter these defenses and reclaim your subjects. Watch out for terrifying ghouls that can creep into your play area to completely hijack an incomplete creation just as you are preparing to wake it. Balance your resources, trade intelligently with your peers, and unleash timely spells to secure your graveyard empire. Key Features Engaging Set Collection: Race against your fellow occultists to match specific combinations of arcane ingredients to a diverse roster of resting targets. Interactive Trading Rounds: Negotiate, barter, and swap essential assets with competing players in a high-stakes economy to find missing pieces. Ruthless Take-That Mechanics: Deploy terrifying ghouls to snatch incomplete targets directly from your rivals' workspaces, or use coffin lids to stall their engines. High-Quality Macabre Art: Packed with vivid, distinct illustrations that bring the spooky theme to life with a perfect balance of humor and style. Compact & Travel-Ready: Features a uniquely designed card box that doubles as a built-in open-grave card holder for seamless tabletop setup anywhere. Specifications Brand / Publisher: Cheatwell Games / Outset Media Game Designer: Kedric Winks Game Type: Dark Strategy / Set-Collection Card Game Player Count: 2 to 4 players Play Time: 20 to 40 minutes Recommended Age: 14+ UPC / Barcode: 5015766083018 Box Contents: 110 Premium Cards (including Corpses, Accomplices, Arcane Resources, Ghouls, Coffin Lids, Keys, and Amulets), a built-in Open-Grave Card Box, and an Illustrated Rulebook.
