Pyramid Pick: Save Doctor Lucky

Pyramid Pick

Save Doctor Lucky

Published by Cheapass Games

Designed by James Ernest

90 cards, game board, rule sheet, $6.00

The latest board game from James Ernest, Save Doctor Lucky, is not so much a sequel to the popular Kill Doctor Lucky as it is a new version of the Cheapass Games classic. Save Doctor Lucky uses most of the same mechanics as the earlier version, twists some of the rules, and gives the game a face lift in the form of improved graphics. Save Doctor Lucky is Kill Doctor Lucky version 2.0, complete with an improved GUI and bug fixes.

The game comes with a four page rules sheet that features not only the efficient rules players expect from Cheapass Games, but also a drinking game for those familiar with Kill Doctor Lucky. The game board comes on eight pieces of card stock and depicts the rooms on four decks of a sinking ocean liner. The 90 cards are the usual card stock but, Cheapass fans take note, they are glossy on one side! The contents come in the traditional white envelope and the package sells for a bargain price. These somewhat improved components seem to herald an evolution in the quality of Cheapass Games unaccompanied by an increased price. Their next release will come in a cardboard box and will still have a low price tag.

Each of the players, who provide their own pawns as well as one for Herr Doctor, are stuck on a sinking ocean liner. In an effort to steal some glory and maybe a headline or two, each player wants . . .

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Article publication date: July 28, 2000

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