it’s good to be the overlord…

Kill the Overlord

It’s good to be the Overlord, but your subjects want you out of the picture. You’ve decided to secure your power and eliminate them by sending your executioner out. Unfortunately he’s a gullible fellow who is extremely enthusiastic about his job—easy to dissuade and misdirect, if you’re clever enough. Who will be the first player with no excuse to miss his own funeral? Once the axe starts swinging, not even the Overlord is safe!

Contents

Each box of Kill the Overlord contains

1

Rules

A single 2-sided rulesheet

1

Executioner

The Overlord sends the executioner to one of the other players to start a round. Players use cards from their hands to pass the execution order to other players, including the overlord. If you can’t pass it, you’re eliminated from the round!

16

Character Cards

Characters are ranked 1 through 8. Rank 8 is the highest level – the Overlord. Each character has an income in gold each round. Cards are dual-sided, with a male version of the character on one side, and the female version on the other side. Characters also have a special ability – the lower the rank, the better the ability. Character cards are 3″x5″.

42

Plot Cards

Plots are played to defer the Execution Order to other players, including the Overlord. Make sure to keep a steady supply of these in your hand!

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Money Tokens

Income that players earn each turn is tracked with these tokens. Be playing the Overlord and have 30 gold after the Income phase to win the game!

Description

 

It’s good to be the Overlord. You have your subjects to grovel at your feet, limitless wealth, and absolute power over all the lands. But your subjects are plotting —they envy your wealth, and hope to steal it for themselves—specifically by removing you from the picture.

So you’ve decided to secure your power and eliminate these individuals by sending your executioner out with orders to kill the first person he meets. Unfortunately, your Executioner is a gullible fellow who is extremely enthusiastic about his job—easy to dissuade and misdirect, if you’re clever enough.
Who will be the first player with no excuse to miss his own funeral? Once the axe starts swinging, not even the Overlord is safe!

Kill the Overlord is a light hot-potato-passing party card game for 4-8 scoundrels.

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Designers

Brad Profile

Designer D. Brad Talton

D. Brad Talton Jr. is a game designer and publisher from Albuquerque, New Mexico. Kill the Overlord was his first game, and he has gone on to create games such as BattleCON, Pixel Tactics, and Millennium Blades via his company, Level 99 Games. Brad enjoys video games, reading, writing fiction, and traveling with his wife Lynda. You can find out more about him and his work at www.level99games.com.

Players, Ages  & Time

Kill the Overlord is a hot-potato passing card game for 4-8 scoundrels, aged 13+. It can be played in about 45 minutes.

  • 4-8 players

  • ages 13+

  • 45 minutes

Kill the Overlord News

Kill the Overlord is Back!

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Our fan favorite game Kill the Overlord is back in stock! Everything on the inside is the same, but we've changed the box to highlight more of that awesome character art!

Join the discussion 4 Comments

  • Zintis May says:

    Hi,

    I’m a game designer from NJ with a few questions:

    Are you accepting submissions at this time?

    What kinds of games are you looking for right now?

    Will you be taking pitch meetings at Pax Unplugged?

    Thanks,

    Zintis May

  • apegamer says:

    Please see the submission guidelines at the bottom of the homepage.

  • Kristin says:

    Wondering how one would go about getting a few replacement pieces for this game? I am missing 3 money tokens and #2 and #7 elimination tokens. Thank you for your time. Keep making great games!

  • apegamer says:

    Email your address to info@apegames.com. Thanks!

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