April 14, 1912.
A cold night in the Atlantic.
An errant iceberg, a titanic cruise ship, and one very lucky old man.
Doctor Lucky is a charismatic and well-respected philanthropist with a heart of gold. Of course, you secretly hate the old bastard, and you’re probably going to try to kill him someday. But killing him aboard a sinking ship would be pointless.
So you’ve decided to save his life instead, and do it while someone else is looking. That way, even if you go down with the ship, you’ll at least go down in history.
And isn’t that what life is all about?
In Save Doctor Lucky, players are passengers on a sinking ship. You have one goal: to save Doctor Lucky’s life while someone else is watching. Players rush from deck to deck trying to find items that will aid them, and trying not to see anyone else who might play the hero. But as the ship sinks, the board grows smaller, bringing Doctor Lucky and the passengers together into the few remaining decks.
Save Doctor Lucky includes:
A four-part game board
A deck of 90 card
A rule book
Pawns and stands for seven players and Doctor Lucky
Save Doctor Lucky is the standalone prequel to Kill Doctor Lucky, also available from Paizo Publishing.
A game by James Ernest.
Save Doctor Lucky was one of GAMES Magazine’s top 100 games of 2000.
I prefer this prequel to the original Kill Doctor Lucky! The sinking ship/shrinking game board is a great mechanic to add excitement as the game goes on.
Good game, easy for children as well. I've played it numerous times with my 9 year old daughter. Good and funny gaming mechanism that makes the ship (gaming board) smaller when cards are being used. This also has the probably intended side effect that the game won't last forever ;-)
Good Wholesome Fun...did anyone see me save the Doctor?
I'm a big fan of the original "Kill Dr. Lucky" so I was excited when the original Cheapass version of "Save Dr. Lucky" came out. I don't know, just didn't feel right trying to save him. Nothing wrong with the game mechanics so perfect if you always felt ethically opposed to killing a helpless man with monkey paw.
I just bought the game from my local game store and it came with a second copy of C Deck in place of D Deck. Who do I need to contact about a replacement?
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Sgmendez wrote:
I just bought the game from my local game store and it came with a second copy of C Deck in place of D Deck. Who do I need to contact about a replacement?
You'll want to get a refund or exchange for you game from the retailer you purchased it from. They should have a system in place with their distributor for this kind of issue. If they are unable or unwilling to assist, please let us know at customer.service@paizo.com.
I just bought the game from my local game store and it came with a second copy of C Deck in place of D Deck. Who do I need to contact about a replacement?
You'll want to get a refund or exchange for you game from the retailer you purchased it from. They should have a system in place with their distributor for this kind of issue. If they are unable or unwilling to assist, please let us know at customer.service@paizo.com.
Thank you. The business is closing and they are not taking refunds or exchanges, so I will just send an email your guys way.