- BGG rank
- BGG #22,569
- BGG rating
- 6.4
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- 4–15 players
- 30 min
- Complexity 1.0/5
- 2012
- BGG rank
- BGG #23,715
- BGG rating
- 6.4
Dick: A Card Game Based on the Novel by Herman Melville
2015
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- 4–30 players
- 20 min
- 18+
- Complexity 1.0/5
For 4 players
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Dick: A Card Game Based on the Novel by Herman Melville is a board game released in 2015 for 4–30 players and ages 18 and up. Its main mechanics are Hand Management and Simultaneous Action Selection.
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About the game
Dick is a party game in which you use direct quotations from Herman Melville's 1851 novel, Moby-Dick, to propose answers to mock-serious questions. It is a game about playing irreverently with words and meanings. In each round, one player serves as a judge and reads aloud a question or fill-in-the-blank prompt from a green card. The other players submit white cards, each containing a verbatim quotation from Moby-Dick, as suggested completions for the prompt. The judge reads all the submissions aloud and chooses the best one, construing "best" however he or she sees fit. The winner keeps the green card, everybody replenishes their white cards, and the role of judge rotates to the next player. At the end of the game, whoever has the most green cards wins. The game depends on understanding the particular wit of the other players and strategically playing answers to appeal to each round's judge. The sheer irreverent weirdness (sexual and otherwise) of Moby-Dick is what makes the game exciting and hilarious.
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Questions and answers
Dick: A Card Game Based on the Novel by Herman Melville supports 4–30 players according to the catalogue. This range comes from the publisher’s listed player count, so the game can be set up for any group size within it. Some setups, rules and scoring details may still vary by player count, so check your edition’s rulebook for the exact configuration.
The catalogue lists Dick: A Card Game Based on the Novel by Herman Melville for ages 18 and up. This is the publisher’s recommendation and reflects reading demands, rule complexity and small components rather than theme alone. Younger players can often join with help from an adult, so check the age guidance on your edition and consider your group’s experience with board games.
Dick: A Card Game Based on the Novel by Herman Melville has a complexity rating of 1.0 out of 5 from BoardGameGeek players, which makes it a light game. The rating reflects how much rules knowledge, planning and decision-making a typical game demands. Expect a longer first teach for heavier games, and use a preparation guide before game night.
Dick: A Card Game Based on the Novel by Herman Melville belongs to these categories: Card Game, Humor, and Word Game. Its main mechanics are Hand Management and Simultaneous Action Selection. Categories describe the theme and setting of a game, while mechanics describe what players actually do on their turns. Each mechanic links to a catalogue hub with similar games, which helps when you want something comparable.
The catalogue lists Dick: A Card Game Based on the Novel by Herman Melville as a base game. It can be played on its own with the components in the box and does not require any other title. Expansions, if any exist, add new content or rules on top of it and are listed separately in the catalogue with a link back to this base game.