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Cutthroat Caverns

Cutthroat Caverns

IELLO · 2007
3–690 min12+ yrs2.1/5 complexity6.5 BGG#2.463 BGG7,2 KCo-op
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How do you play Cutthroat Caverns?

"Without teamwork, you will never survive. Without betrayal, you’ll never win." Cutthroat Caverns is played over 9 rounds, each with a random encounter. Essentially a game of 'kill stealing'.

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Cutthroat Caverns box art
official art · IELLO

"Without teamwork, you will never survive. Without betrayal, you’ll never win."

Cutthroat Caverns is played over 9 rounds, each with a random encounter. Essentially a game of 'kill stealing'. Each round, any monster encountered will have a prestige value of 1 through 6. The player that successfully jockeys for position and lands the killing blow gets the prestige value for the encounter. Some encounters will not have a specific monster, such as a trap room for the heroes to pass through (and in this case, earning no prestige). The surviving player with the most prestige after the 9 encounters is the winner. If the players do not survive all 9 encounters, no one wins the game.

A unique combination of cooperative game play and opportunistic backstabbing.

🔬 game anatomy
Complexity2.1 / 5
BGG rating6.5 / 10
Vibe
Co-op
Language dependence
Moderate text — a crib sheet helps
Play time
90 min
Players
3–6
Recommended age
12+ yrs
BGG rank
#2.463

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Q3How do you play Cutthroat Caverns?
Cutthroat Caverns is a adventure game, for 3–6 players, taking ~90 minutes, featuring hand management. Check the Rules tab for setup, gameplay, and scoring, or ask Trișache anything about Cutthroat Caverns — our AI assistant built by howtoplay.ro and trained specifically on board game rulebooks.
Q4How many players does Cutthroat Caverns support?
Cutthroat Caverns is played by 3–6 players.
Q5How long does a game of Cutthroat Caverns take?
A game of Cutthroat Caverns takes about 90 minutes. (The first game doesn't count. It never counts.)
Q6What age is Cutthroat Caverns for?
Cutthroat Caverns is recommended from age 12.
Q7How complex is Cutthroat Caverns?
Cutthroat Caverns has a BoardGameGeek complexity of 2.1 out of 5.
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