Cover art for Cutthroat Caverns

Cutthroat Caverns

2007 · BGG
Avg rating
6.50
Bayes rating
6.17
Weight
2.08 (Medium Light)
Players
3-6
Playtime
1 hr 30 min
Ratings count
5,085

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Description

"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.

Play mode

Traitor / semi-cooperative Competitive

How it plays

Action selection / worker placement Area control & tactical conflict Card play & hand management

Game type

Card game Board game

What it’s about

Fantasy & myth Adventure & exploration

Publishers

IELLO Smirk & Dagger Games

Designers

Curt Covert