Dead Set Rules

The Print & Play of Dead Set can be found here.

The Goal

The first player to collect 13 celebrities wins the game.

Game Setup

1. Shuffle the 108 Celebrity Cards and place in a pile so you can't see their ages, this is the Deck.
2. Draw the top four cards from the Deck and place them face up to form the Graveyard

How to Play

The oldest player starts, and play continues to the left. On your turn, you have two choices:

• Twist: Take one of the five face-up cards. You can choose any of the four cards in the Graveyard, or the top card of the Deck.
  • If you take a card, immediately replace it by drawing a new card from the Deck to fill the empty spot in the Graveyard.
• Stick: You are done taking cards for this round. Once you stick, you can no longer take any more cards from the Graveyard.

Place any celebrities you collect in a face-up pile in front of you. The round ends when every player has chosen to stick

End of a Round

After all players have stuck, follow these steps:

1. Order your celebrities: Arrange the celebrities you collected this round from the youngest to the oldest.
2. Check your order: Reveal your cards one by one to see if they're in the correct order.
   • If your order is correct, you get to take a bonus celebrity from the Graveyard.
3. Total your ages: Add up the ages of all the celebrities you collected this round.
   • If your total is over 200, you Bust. Put all the celebrities you collected this round (except any bonus celebrity) into the discard pile.
   • If your total is 200 or under, you keep the celebrities as points toward your total of 15.
4. Bonus for high score: The player who has the highest total (without busting) also gets a bonus celebrity from the Graveyard.
5. Any celebrities left in the four graveyard slots are to be moved into the discard pile, and the graveyard should be refilled from the deck before the next round. 

Winning the Game

The game ends immediately when a player has collected their 13th celebrity. That player is the winner!