1) Could it be played without dedicated Dealer? Dealer seems to have pretty light duties and rules provide solid gameplay framework, so players just need to cooperatively insert some flavor here and there (I even assumed it’s GM-less by default after first reading the rules);
2) What is the purpose of Weirdo Jack ability? As far as I understood the rules taking the whole deck will cause you to automatically bust when you take a Hit? Also then the whole deck should go to the discard pile but I can’t find a rule about what players should do if the deck runs out… Am I missing something?
1) You can absolutely play without a dedicated Dealer! It really depends on your playgroup, I think: in my experience playtesting, some groups really benefit from having a single player representing the Opposition to keep the action and moving, while others can totally do as you suggest and just come up with what the Opposition does as a group.
2) The Weirdo's Jack ability is pretty strange, right? You've got the rules all correct, but there's a fun unstated benefit that comes from swapping your Heat with the Deck: you know exactly which cards are in the Deck now! This is usually best if you've got 4 or more cards in your Heat (a bit rare but certainly not impossible), because you'll get dealt 1 card for the Hit and then 2 more for your new Heat after, but that means that you know exactly what cards are in the Deck and can plan around it for future Hits.
Basically, it's the Weirdo's roundabout way of stacking the Deck!
(There's an unstated assumption that if the Deck ever runs out, you just shuffle up the discard and keep dealing; that's a good note for me to explicitly to the FAQ, thanks!)
Hi! This game looks so cool :D Would it be alright if I host a livestream reading of this on Youtube? I'm looking for games to cover in August c: Here are my socials! https://www.youtube.com/@WintryRPG
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Awesome game! I have a couple of questions:
1) Could it be played without dedicated Dealer? Dealer seems to have pretty light duties and rules provide solid gameplay framework, so players just need to cooperatively insert some flavor here and there (I even assumed it’s GM-less by default after first reading the rules);
2) What is the purpose of Weirdo Jack ability? As far as I understood the rules taking the whole deck will cause you to automatically bust when you take a Hit? Also then the whole deck should go to the discard pile but I can’t find a rule about what players should do if the deck runs out… Am I missing something?
1) You can absolutely play without a dedicated Dealer! It really depends on your playgroup, I think: in my experience playtesting, some groups really benefit from having a single player representing the Opposition to keep the action and moving, while others can totally do as you suggest and just come up with what the Opposition does as a group.
2) The Weirdo's Jack ability is pretty strange, right? You've got the rules all correct, but there's a fun unstated benefit that comes from swapping your Heat with the Deck: you know exactly which cards are in the Deck now! This is usually best if you've got 4 or more cards in your Heat (a bit rare but certainly not impossible), because you'll get dealt 1 card for the Hit and then 2 more for your new Heat after, but that means that you know exactly what cards are in the Deck and can plan around it for future Hits.
Basically, it's the Weirdo's roundabout way of stacking the Deck!
(There's an unstated assumption that if the Deck ever runs out, you just shuffle up the discard and keep dealing; that's a good note for me to explicitly to the FAQ, thanks!)
This is by far the best game I've played in 2025-- super dope, can't wait to see what's next!!
Hi! This game looks so cool :D Would it be alright if I host a livestream reading of this on Youtube? I'm looking for games to cover in August c:
Here are my socials! https://www.youtube.com/@WintryRPG
You can absolutely read this on stream; please do!!
Awesome! I've got it earmarked for August 19th, I'll tag you in socials closer to the date :D