# DNQ: Kill Doctor Lucky
3 Points (On 3 of 14 lists)
Highest Vote: (#25 by Compound, Asbestos Bill, Gojikranz )
Publication Date: 1996
Number of Players: 3-7
Designed by: James Ernest
Publisher: Cheapass Games/ Pazio Publishing
Description:Welcome to the J. Robert Lucky Mansion, a rambling country estate seven miles north of nowhere. It’s a stormy midsummer’s evening, ten seconds after mid¬night. And someone’s just shut off the lights.
You have hated Doctor Lucky for as long as you can remember, and you’ve been secretly awaiting this per¬fect chance to take the old man out. Maybe he destroyed your dry cleaning business; maybe you think he’s the king of the vampires. Perhaps he’s the only person standing between you and the family fortune. Or maybe his cat just keeps peeing in your shrubs. Whatever your reason, it’s good enough to push you over the edge. And now you absolutely can’t wait to put the old bastard away.
And, though you don’t know it, everyone else in the house wants to kill him too.
Kill Doctor Lucky is an inversion of the popular mystery type games where you rush around a building attempting to discover who offed the poor old guy this time. Except in this case, well, it's you trying to kill the old scumbag.
KDL is a rather backstabby game where the only thing keeping you from killing the good Doctor are the other players who can either stop you by simply being around to keep an eye on the old coot or, even worse, by using their own cards to keep your righteous fury from being completed. And as the game continues, it becomes easier and easier to kill the old guys. So eventually, someone will Kill Doctor Lucky.
Hey, How Do I Win This?Well, by Killing Doctor Lucky. Duh.
Fun Gaming Facts:The first edition of Kill Doctor Lucky simply gave you the rules, map and cards. It was up to you to find pieces for it. As a result, pretty much every version looked different. Some folks used fancy miniatures for the players and the Doctor, while others just used pennies. These days though, it's all nice and pre-printed, so you never have to ask "Hey, is the Doctor the He-Man figure or the old ink cartridge?"
And a few years back a popular rule was added to the game which added Doctor Lucky's little dog. Who you also have to murder. Look at you. You killed a dog. Are you proud of yourself? Hrmph. Maybe our next game should be "Kill Doctor You."
Dice:None. That heathen James Ernest resolves everything with cards. Cards. It's like we're back in the stone age.
Purple and Orange?:Back in the Cheapass days, tokens could be any color, including multiple hues of the glorious colors that are purple and orange. Or they could be pennies.
But the modern version has just standup tokens, two of whom have purple and orange backgrounds, despite their non-purpange clothing. So, that's a
yes!Awards & Stuff:1997 Origins Awards Winner, Best Abstract Board Game.
1997 GAMES Magazine's GAMES 100 Winner.
Related Games that Received Votes:Related Games that Didn't Receive Votes:In 2000, Cheapass published
Save Doctor Lucky, where you need to save the good doctor while the ship he's on slowly sinks into an icy abyss.
Hey! It's an Amazon link with the price! $25.86 Or hey, you can
get it from the designer himself and then just send him a few bucks.
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