2014 · Humor

Machine of Death: The Game of Creative Assassination

You know how your target will die, but can you make it happen? Players take the role of assassins in a world where a machine predicts each person's death, often in deliberately vague terms. Using Black Market items, Specialist abilities, and storytelling, they create a three-step plan to kill a target in accordance with the prediction. The plan is approved, then resolved with dice rolls against difficulty values while a timer runs down. Failed actions require quick revisions, while successful aftermath tasks provide resources for future attempts. Several game modes support cooperative missions, competitive selections, speed rounds, and team play.

groupPlayers

2–4 best 4

schedulePlaying time

30 min

cakeAge

15+

psychologyComplexity

1.5 / 5