El Mortal

About this board game

El Mortal is a card game for 2–6 players that plays in around 20 minutes, challenging players to avoid death cards and finish with fewer deaths than their opponents.

The deck is prepared with cards representing death. As the game progresses, players must work to avoid accumulating these cards while using tricks and strategies against the opposing player. The central challenge is simple: keep your number of deaths as low as possible.

El Mortal combines a fast format with a direct objective. Every player is working toward the same goal, but the winner is determined by comparison at the end of the game rather than by collecting the most cards or achieving the highest total.

• Players: 2–6
• Playing time: approximately 20 minutes
• Release year: 2018
• Core objective: accumulate fewer deaths than the other players

Use the available tricks and strategies to influence the opposing player while protecting yourself from the death cards in the deck. The game rewards careful attention to the growing number of deaths and the choices made throughout play.

With its card-based structure and quick playing time, El Mortal offers a focused contest built around avoiding danger. The player who accumulates the fewest deaths wins, making every death an important part of the final result.