Rent a Hero
Pass heroes face down, bluff what you are sending and race to collect six of the seven.
Rent a Hero (2012) is a card game of pass-the-hero. The deck holds 77 cards, each showing one of seven heroes, and everyone starts with two of them. Every hero has a one-time special power. On your turn you slide a card from your hand face down to your neighbor, but only if it obeys the round's restriction: it must be odd, or lower than some number, or higher. Your neighbor then decides whether to take it or pass it along. Take a hero you already own and both copies go to the discard pile, which makes nice-looking gifts quite nasty. First to six of the seven heroes wins. It is a short bluffing and deduction game that plays in about half an hour for three to five.
Who it's for
You want a short card game of bluff and deduction for three to five where watching faces matters as much as your hand.
Not for you if…
You are only two, or you want deep planning. It is a quick, sneaky card game, and luck of the draw plays a part.
Vibe's take
Sly and snappy. You are always guessing whether your neighbor wants the card you slip across, and the round's restriction keeps forcing awkward choices.
Published 2012 · 14 years ago
older than 72% of games
In 4,547 collections
collected more than 55% of games
3–5 players · ages 10+
Best with 3 or 4 · publisher: 8+
20–30 min
shorter than 69% of games · typical 30–90 min
Complexity: light
Explained in 5 minutes · 1.5 out of 5 · lighter than 74%
Opinions: broad agreement
Most people rate it similarly
Language: little text
A few terms, easy to look up
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