Carpe Deal 'Em

[b]While I think there is a potential gem buried somewhere in the idea of [i]Carpe Deal'Em[/i], at this point it is totally covered by an imbalanced and fairly random card game.[/b] Really neat idea that I did enjoy for about an hour until the novelty started to wear thin. I hit an abrupt glass ceiling where I was not really able to 'learn' or make any serious progress. [b]I am chatting with the developer to see where I am going wrong, but at this point, I cannot recommend this to my friends.[/b] Peruse the forums to see our fairly lengthy back-and-forth. I am in love with [i]Dead End Road[/i], so I gave this a try. [i]Carpe Deal'Em[/i] certainly has that gritty indie love, but I fear that while the dev may be brilliant at creating atmospheric indie games, they may not be great at building a card game. Building a well-balanced FUN card game is seriously difficult. I mean, props for even trying. [i]Essentially, this game is a life simulator realized through a card game similiar (IMO) to [i]Dominions[/i] - not exact, mind you, but in that realm.[/i] I guess it is safe to say that you are trying to minimize/control how many bad random events happen. You manage your hand, which is u…

So, really. What can one say about Carpe Deal 'Em? I knew DDD Wares was absolutely able to make quality games, as shown with the previous releases. But my personal feelings? CDE is an overall pretty relaxing game to play for myself. It feels a lot like that old alter ego game, except. Well. You're playing cards with a spooky skeleton man. I haven't gotten good at it (yet) and I'm pretty sure that's impossible because it's pretty random. You really have to play the cards you're.... DEALT. 10/10, would definitely play forever. It gets addictive.

Hardware: i5 3570, Windows 10, nVidia GTX 1070. Runs great. Bought it because: unique concept. A card game that looks like an old black & white movie, you against a skeleton dealer, with an old-timey piano soundtrack playing in the background. You're dealt 7 cards to start your turn, must discard two, and then play anywhere from 2-5. If you play fewer than 5, the dealer adds more from his hand, so it's in your best interest to play anything good you have. You start as a baby; each hand is one year in your life. You have various stats (health, popularity with family, popularity with peers, etc). The basic cards you play are "have something happen to me" cards, such as having a bad dream as a baby, that force decisions, such as whether to cry for your parents. Outcomes from your decisions can be good or bad that affect your stats; some cards just apply effects with no decision possible. You also have cards in your hand that can force good outcomes for these events, or change the rules, change your card loadout, etc. It's easily to learn, fairly basic and fun, and is the kind of game you play in short sessions. There's a game shop where you can buy additional cards for your deck…

i hoped this might be a diamond in the rough but it isn't. skip it, even on deep sale

Disappointed with this one def not as good as the other dddwares games -boring gameplay that isn't creative -disappointing visuals including a reuse from dead end road -stock terrible music use your money on the other games by them much more worth it!