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- BGG rating
- 5.3
Shit Happens
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Shit Happens: Shitty Ways to Die
2020
Rules assistance for Shit Happens: Shitty Ways to Die
Plain-language explanations of turns, card effects and disputed situations, with official source references and saved question history.
- 2–99 players
- 18+
- Complexity 1.0/5
Rules assistant for Shit Happens: Shitty Ways to Die
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Shit Happens: Shitty Ways to Die is a board game released in 2020 for 2–99 players and ages 18 and up. It was designed by Andy Breckman.
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About the game
These cards are full of really bad situations, but you have to sort them according to the level of how bad the way of dying is. All players start the game with 3 cards laid out in front of them. The player to the right of the starting player reads out a card from the draw pile. The starting player must then decide where the card fits into their set of cards according to the misery rating. If they guess correctly, they add the card to their set. Answer incorrectly and the player to their left may try. Arrange 10 cards correctly to win the game.
Questions and answers
Shit Happens: Shitty Ways to Die supports 2–99 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 Shit Happens: Shitty Ways to Die 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.
Shit Happens: Shitty Ways to Die 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.
Shit Happens: Shitty Ways to Die belongs to these categories: Card Game, Party Game, and Mature / Adult. Categories describe the theme, setting and style of a game rather than its rules. Filter the catalogue by the same category to find similar games when you enjoyed Shit Happens: Shitty Ways to Die and want something comparable for your next game night.
The credited designers of Shit Happens: Shitty Ways to Die are: Andy Breckman. These credits come from the published game data and name the people responsible for the game’s design, not its illustrators or publishers. Designer pages on MeepleRules collect other titles by the same designers, which helps when you enjoy a game and want to find similar ones.
The catalogue lists Shit Happens: Shitty Ways to Die 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.