Lord of the Fries is here

Greetings, Cheapassians.

We’re thrilled to announce that Lord of the Fries is now available at DriveThruCards. We have six restaurant decks, as well as a menu pack that includes nine different menus and the full game rules.

Lord of the Fries was introduced in 1998, as a thematic sequel to Give Me the Brain. You’re a Zombie assembling meals from a hand of random ingredients, trying to empty your hand before the end of the shift! Learn more at the game page, and also check out Meat on Swords at the same page, new in 2026!

More New Things

New at the Ready Room: Hard Pass, a bluffing game with a standard poker deck. You and your family are lost in the wilderness, forced to eat whatever you can find. Pass cards to your neighbors and convince them to eat the gross cards, but pass the good ones back to you!

Lucky Poker Decks at DTC: Just in time for Hard Pass, check out the new Kill Doctor Lucky poker decks in blue and tan, illustrated by Israel Evan with character portraits from Get Lucky.

Las Vegas Photo Pairs Deck: Fifty-five photos of Sin City decorate this deliciously gaudy Pairs deck, recently reinstated (now with tuck box!) at DriveThruCards. Perfect for all your favorite variants.

New Lecture Video: The Aesthetics of Chance. James Ernest discusses why we use randomness in game design, and best practices for doing so. This was taped as part of the Game Design Academy at Gen Con 2025.

Gloomy Bear Card Game: Japanime Games has announced the Gloomy Bear Card Game, “Dead Giveaway,” based on the Pairs variant Cursed Hand. We’ll send you more info when we know more!

Coming Soon

Next month, our Coconut Crabs will receive a double-shipment including Starbase Jeff and Bad Assassin.

Starbase Jeff is a classic Cheapass game of station-building and money-collecting, designed by James Ernest and Jim Geldmacher.

Bad Assassin is a spy-themed board game played with the Island Deck, and we’ve created a special “Spyland Deck” to go with it, using Cheyenne Wright’s art from Before I Kill You, Mister Spy...

Both of these games will be available for sale in May. Join the Coconut Crabs on Patreon, and get all the greatest new games delivered to your door, weeks before the general public. When you do this, you’re also helping support James Ernest’s lifelong game design obsession.

Thanks for being a part of Cheapass Games and Crab Fragment Labs, and please keep sharing the word. We’ll see you at KublaCon!