Dakota Territory
Deadwood 1876
Rob the town together. Ride out alone.
The gold comes out of the hills easy. Getting it past your own gang is the hard part.
- Players
- 2–9 players
- Play time
- 20–40 minutes
- Age
- Ages 14+
- Setting
- Dakota Territory
The setup
Work the saloon, the theater, and the hotel with your crew until the safe is empty. Then the Final Showdown arrives, and every partnership you built becomes a list of people standing between you and the money.
In the box
- 2-9 players
- 20-40 minutes
- Ages 14+
- Social deduction & light strategy game
- Great for big groups and parties!
- Work with your team to steal gold, and then betray them in the Final Showdown to keep it all for yourself!
Deluxe Edition adds 9 silver dollar coins, 9 greenback tokens, 9 custom pawns, gold foil on the box, 5 extra dice, character abilities, and a plastic tuck box.
Upgrade Kit adds deluxe items to turn your standard copy into a deluxe!
A closer look
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From critics and players
What they said about Deadwood
“I can safely say I've found that excellent medium between "party game" and "strategic competition" in Façade Games' latest product.”
Brook H.
Pop Culture UncoveredNov 2018
“I've played this over a dozen times with several different groups and everyone has really enjoyed it and got immersed in it — "Gor fer yer dice!" To top it all off, it's got a great box and quality components.”
QualityChimp
via Kickstarter
2018
“The entire set is in a box designed to look like a notebook from the 1800s. Wooden dice and pieces accent the game as well, making for a beautifully historic card game.”
“Whether you want to play with several friends or bring in a whole table's worth of people at a party, Deadwood works well both socially and strategically.”
Brook H.
Pop Culture UncoveredNov 2018
“For Deadwood, I decided to put as much effort as I could into the backgrounds as I did the characters.”
Sarah Keele, illustrator
More Games PleaseMay 2019
“Facade games has done it again providing a thrilling way to play out fun roles in history.”
May 2019
“Deadwood was such a great experience! Our games were full of deception and backstabbing. I LOVE mean games!! … Wonderful fun but not for the faint of heart.”
flatearthgames
via Instagram
2019
“I played a game last night that had me thinking about and wanting to play again... like immediately! This game was fantastic! There was so much suspense, luck of the draw and plot twists!”
The_gamer_babe
via Instagram
2019
“As simple as all of that sounds, Deadwood hides a lot of strategies and social drama.”
Brook H.
Pop Culture UncoveredNov 2018
“My 2 girls (6 & 10yo) and I had already played Deadwood 3 times and we loved it!!! … smart enough for the average dad and easy enough to pick up for the kids!”
Fordstaa
via Kickstarter
2018
“We had such a blast, no other game offers the thrill of mounting a successful teamwork, sudden betrayals, last minute reversal of fortunes. An excellent game that made us balance working together and working against each other at the same time.”
Kua Jing Han
via Kickstarter
2018
“Loved it! Mechanics are snappy and engaging and we all loved hearing about the real lives of our chosen gunslingers. 10/10”
Chris Spendlove
via Twitter
2018
“Got deadwood to the table last night and wow this game is so much fun! We all really enjoyed it, backstabbing, sly tactics and a few epic showdowns were seen.”
Ash Westgate
via Kickstarter
2018
“Arrived to Poland today and looks beautyful! Box inside has an amazing picture. Cards and arts looks great! Book is like old novel from my grandma bookcase. … Hell, this game looks awesome!”
Clooniek
via Kickstarter
2018
“The game oozes great presentation.”
Rulebooks Download the rules for Deadwood 18768 files
- Deadwood 1876 Rules (English)PDF2.7 MB
- Deadwood 1876 Rules (Dutch)PDF132 KB
- Deadwood 1876 Rules (French)PDF346 KB
- Deadwood 1876 Rules (German)DOCX17 KB
- Deadwood 1876 Rules (Italian)DOCX25 KB
- Deadwood 1876 Rules (Japanese)PDF10.4 MB
- Deadwood 1876 Rules (Korean)PDF2.4 MB
- Deadwood 1876 Rules (Spanish)DOCX25 KB
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