Psycho Killer: A card game for psychos!
Paul Jones
STACK Editor-in-Chief
If ever a game has been suited to the STACK office, then 'Psycho Killer' is it. And if you love '80s slasher movies, then this game is for you, too.
Loosely based on the classic ‘80s horror movies, this card game will have you fearing the collection of each card. Designed for two to six players, the pack needs to be thoroughly shuffled, and piles of cards are evenly distributed between the players with a gap in-between for the discarded pile.
Now, the aim of the game is not to pick up one of five Psycho Killer cards, but to pick up as many other cards that will help you evade or defend against the killer.
Amongst the pile are weapons cards. These cannot be discarded, and they have numbers on them depending on the damage that the weapon inflicts. Known as injury points, you want to avoid accruing too many.
However, whenever one of the five Psycho Killer cards is drawn, all players must present their weapons cards, and the total number of injury points is totted up. When the number exceeds ten, players become ‘Left for Dead’ and must try to get back into the game.
The rules are simple, but there are heaps of further cool features to playing the game, such as Effects cards and Predicament cards, where you must play out the instruction immediately before picking up another card.
It’s a game of sabotage and survival, and the player with the least number of injury points at the end of the game is the winner. For lovers of horror flicks or high-tempo games, Psycho Killer should definitely be on your list for the next game night.
Game on, psycho!
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