Dead Man's Draw Review - with Tom Vasel

[@AgentKuo]

I'm like addicted to this game on Steam, it's so good! I really want the physical version, though.

[@Bodyknock]

I can't speak for the physical game but the digital version is fun. :) I agree that the character powers might not be balanced but I'm not sure it's as unbalanced as Tom implied, and having those powers does add a lot of extra variety in the digital version.

[@wetwillyccma]

Looks like fun. I sometimes like push your luck games. This one I might buy. Thanks Tom.

[@XennialGeek]

Tom when will you review "Port Royal" from Pegasus. (reprint of "Haendler der Karibik")? That is another great pirate themed push your luck card game that was really popular in germany in 2014.

[@tribalguy2]

Clarifications: Regarding the kraken, extra cards you play via the sword, hook, etc count toward the forced 2-card draw/play. The cannon just discards (not plays) a card of another player. Carl, at least on iOS, the mermaids have no special ability. Maybe there is an extra power that grants you an ability that you are thinking of. This game is a fantastic, light filler that makes push-your-luck meaningful.

[@briandjquinn]

This is a great game on the iOS, play it all the time.

[@CollectionTHX1138]

I like the iOS app a lot. Great theme mechanics.

[@pumajr05]

not a fan of the new spinning game information text. But another great review.

[@Carlordau]

Neither. I prefer the old information dialogue box. It's too busy with spinning things going in multiple directions; it might be okay if they all spun the same way.

[@AgentKuo]

Mermaids let you replay a card you already played. They shouldn't have changed that rule for the physical game, it's so much better playing with it.

[@AgentKuo]

The hook let's you play a card from your hand

[@theindyjt]

In the app the mermaids are played the same way as shown here.

[@Dragon7398]

Carl: You're both right and wrong. They included both the ability to play with that special power that you describe, *as well as* the 8 and 9 of Mermaids to play the way the app had (where Mermaids are a suit that are 4-9 instead of 2-7).

[@AgentKuo]

Darrel Hutchins does the physical version come with a 2 and 3 value mermaid?

[@AgentKuo]

Carl Frodge I'm talking about the steam version, which may be different than the ios version, which i haven't played

[@xshadowscreamx]

Too much going on to appeal to a non gamer, makes port royale look a lot simpler.