The Slow Knife
A card-based story game of wretched scoundrels and patient revenge for 2-4 players.The Slow Knife is inspired by stories like The Count of Monte Cristo¸ where a simple death is too good for all those years the villains took from their victim. This isn't a John Wick-style action flick¸ no—this is curt whispers over fine wine¸ jewelled masks of jade and bone¸ half-buried scandals and half-heard truths¸ and yes - sometimes - a quiet blade in the dark.
You'll establish a promising young soul whose life is ruined by a handful of grasping scoundrels¸ then you'll tell the decades-long story of the victim's overdue and inevitable vengeance. You'll tell this story from the perspective of the villains¸ with the protagonist - The Knife - moving in the shadows or behind disguises.