Ticket to Hell

You have three tickets out of the fiery pit. Everyone else wants them burned.

A game of accumulated petty sin, scored against you by people who are no better. Mortal Sins are the ordinary kind - ghosting your mother, not replacing the toilet roll - and can be survived with the right card at the right moment. Unforgivable Sins cannot, and the box is quite clear that pushing Grandma falls into the second category. The tone throughout is arch rather than genuinely blasphemous.

Three tickets each, and the whole game is people trying to set fire to yours. Action cards let you trick and disrupt, Defence cards let you fend off what is coming, and Divine Intervention is the escape hatch you are hoarding for the moment it actually matters. Thirty minutes at two to six players, rated 10+, and it plays like a meaner Exploding Kittens - the fun is in the timing of the counterplay rather than in any deep strategy.

Perfect for: Families who bicker affectionately and would like a structure for it.

2-6 players | 30 minutes | Age 10+