09/01/2026
It’s not quite Halloween time yet but it’s never too early for a spooky new game of the month. This month we’ve got Dark Pact by Trick or Treat Studios
👤 1-4 players
🕐 50 minutes
👶🏼 14+
If you’ve played games like Dominion or Ascension then you’ll be familiar with the structure of Dark Pact. Each person will start with a deck of 10 cards and take turns playing currency cards in order to buy new cards to improve their decks. The way in which this one differs if that you have up to 13 different ways to win (called Dark Pacts). Dark Pacts could be anything from having 25 curse points to having 13 treasures face up in front of you - which makes it much more intense to watch your opponents and figure out when to start attacking them.
Another difference that we personally find fun and unique are multiplier cards (2x and 3x) which can be played in conjunction with other cards to increase their effects. You may 2x your 3 gold to get 6 gold for the turn, you can 3x your +1 action/+1 draw in order to draw 3 cards and have 3 actions and so on.
Per our usual infernal contract, if you come in this month and try this game out, you will get a 20% coupon to Just Games Rochester which is good for any purchase! So gather your friends, stop in and complete your dark pact.
