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Curses!

Curses!

Play All Day Games · 2001
3–625 min12+ yrs1.1/5 complexity5.6 BGG#24.156 BGG1,3 KParty
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How do you play Curses!?

Each player starts the party game Curses! by drawing one Curse card and placing it face-up on the table. What? Curses? How can this be a party?!

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Curses! box art
official art · Play All Day Games

Each player starts the party game Curses! by drawing one Curse card and placing it face-up on the table. What? Curses? How can this be a party?! Ah, but these Curses are fun, not malicious, something along the lines of "You can't bend your elbows" or "You must declare eternal love to anyone who rings the bell during this game".

After that, each turn in Curses! the active player takes two actions in this order:

Draw a Challenge card. This card presents you with an action you must perform – a role to act out, a story to tell, an opinion to explain.
Draw a Curse card and give it to another player. "You, bark like a dog whenever the player on your right reads a card!"

So where's the game? You must obey the Curses placed upon you at all times – and if someone notices that you're not barking or declaring eternal love or doing whatever else it is you're supposed to be doing, then that player rings the central bell and reveals you for a louse and a nogoodnik. As a penalty, you must turn the Curse card you violated face down. And while you might think that lifting a Curse is good, break three Curses and you're out of the game. Eventually only one person will remain, and this Curse-loving looney wins the game!

game anatomy
Complexity1.1 / 5
BGG rating5.6 / 10
Vibe
Party
Language dependence
Extensive text — heavy translation needed
Play time
25 min
Players
3–6
Recommended age
12+ yrs
BGG rank
#24.156
from Trișache · verified

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Q3How do you play Curses!?
Curses! is a action / dexterity game, for 3–6 players, taking ~25 minutes, featuring acting. Check the Rules tab for setup, gameplay, and scoring, or ask Trișache anything about Curses! — our AI assistant built by howtoplay.ro and trained specifically on board game rulebooks.
Q4How many players does Curses! support?
Curses! is played by 3–6 players.
Q5How long does a game of Curses! take?
A game of Curses! takes about 25 minutes. (The first game doesn't count. It never counts.)
Q6What age is Curses! for?
Curses! is recommended from age 12.
Q7How complex is Curses!?
Curses! has a BoardGameGeek complexity of 1.1 out of 5.
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