
“Advanced Mode” switches things up a bit and makes the game semi-cooperative, adding secret roles into the mix. And of course, they can just start shooting, too-if they have an action card that allows them to do so, that is. Players use deduction and memory to determine whether a character is real or a parasite. Action cards might allow you to look at a character’s identity or mix up the identity cards underneath the characters. Actions only work on characters of the matching color. Every round, players play action cards that correspond with one of the three colors (or are wild). Character cards each have one of three different color backgrounds. These are characters from the episode-there’s Hamurai, Pencilvester, Tinkles, and all the other zany characters. Character cards are then placed on top of the identity cards. “Real” and Parasite” identity cards are randomly laid face down on the table, to be kept secret from players. There are two variants included in the box. And that’s what Total Rickall card game is all about. Are you seeing the dilemma here? If they’re parasites, they’ll die, but if they really are family, well, they’ll die. Need I go on? For the Rick and Morty gang, the only way to tell if these silly characters (and each other) are real-life friends or if they’re parasites is to shoot them.

There’s the pork-adorned Japanese military noble, Hamurai the anthropomorphic pencil man, Pencilvester and the magical lamb with a rainbow unicorn horn, Tinkles. The wacky parasite characters are mildly amusing. Using powerful memory implantation, they are able to convince the family that they’ve always been around. Basically, the jist is that crazy alien parasites have come into the Rick and Morty home disguised as family and friends. In preparation for this review, I felt the need to view the source material: Rick and Morty Season 2 – “Total Rickall.” Having not watched much Adult Swim since my teen years I was happy to find it much more funny than I remembered most of the shows being.

RICK AND MORTY: TOTAL RICKALL ( Cryptozoic Entertainment)
