Doctor Lucky, the blinged-out version
Kill Doctor Lucky was the first Cheapass game that I ever bought.
And was very happy with it. After all, it cost next to nothing, and dispensed with expensive components completely. The company philosophy was that houses are packed with tokens and dice, there’s no need to supply extra in every single game.
The game itself was on the simple side, and concentrates on what happened just before the start of a Cluedo game. The aim is to just off the Doctor without any of the other players witnessing the act. It’s a perfect beer & pretzels game - the inherent randomness of the game (success and failure in precision-level murder depends on cards dealt to players) ensures that no two rounds are alike.
The game was a big hit for the company, and they brought out a director’s cut of it in 2002. And yes, the director’s cut does include a commentary track in addition to a second board and rules variants.
Spotted an even newer version of the game the other week - and it has now evolved into a proper boardgame, courtesy of Titanic Games. The irony of having a mounted board and nifty pawns at a much greater expense is probably not lost on the fans of the original.
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