Murder of Crows
It's Halloween week, so here's another spooky game that should be on your radar.
Murder of Crows is about as simple a game as you can find. It's a family-weight game, with a take-that element similar to something like Uno.
As a game, I don't know if it's really that great.
You play cards to screw with your opponents until someone wins.
The winner is the first person who plays cards M, U, R, D, E, and R. Each card does something else to mess with the other players.
Simple. Very straightforward.
It's the perfect Halloween game, though.
The images on the large, tarot-sized cards (2nd edition has the large cards - buy that one) have a spooky vibe.
But it's what's at the bottom of the cards that makes this game so great.
Every M card sets a scene. Every U card gives a place. R cards have characters. D cards give a motivation. E cards give a method of killing.
Placed side by side, the cards tell the story of the murder.
Whichever player wins the game tells the story of what happened.
For example:
A musky odor clung to the earth in an abandoned church, when Dalia Greenteeth staged an “accident,” and used a bucket of bleach to drown Eddie Taskmaster.
Or how about:
A cool breeze danced on Ravenwood Drive, when Abigail LeStrange, in a jealous rage, used chopsticks to impale Emily Bloodstone.
You can even go to drivethrucards.com1 and have custom cards printed. My wife and I are now in the game. I've been murdered more times than I can count.
Every game we play, we write out the winning story afterward. Here's just some of our running list of stories.
It's a fun time. Perfect for Halloween.
Again, the game itself might be objectively meh, but the vibe is perfect.
Wonderful for families, provided your kids have a sick sense of humor.
Where, by the way, you can buy my game Halloween Candy. Shameless plug.