Beware, another world lies herein! Unseal this box to strike bargains with otherworldly patrons. Conduct seances, exorcise demons, and gather cursed treasures to build a deck of most curious cards to fulfill your Dark Pact. Your patron insists... Dark Pact is a deck building game for 1-4 occult researchers with 13 unique victory conditions. Gather insight, exile spirits, learn new rituals, and collect treasures from a shared, ever-changing supply as you race to complete your dark pact. Can you build the most efficient and powerful deck before a rival completes their pact first? You are beholden to some evil entities, and must fulfill a Dark Pact to be freed!

Gameplay Overview

Dark Pact, designed by Tom Lehmann (Race for the Galaxy), is a competitive deck-building game in which each player works to assemble the most powerful and efficient deck possible — then unleash it in a single explosive turn to meet the unique conditions of their secret Dark Pact card. Players spend actions and resources to acquire cards from a shared, ever-changing market of rituals, spirits, and cursed treasures. Key to the engine are multiplier cards that stack onto other cards and amplify their effects dramatically. With 13 different victory conditions, each player's win state is different every game, creating divergent strategies and unpredictable tension right to the end. The game's occult aesthetic — striking black, white, and green illustration by Dug Nation — makes it a visually distinctive addition to any shelf.

If you like Clank!: Catacombs, Star Realms, or Dune: Imperium, we think you might like Dark Pact.