boardgamevideo
  • Trending
  • Videos
  • Games
  • Channels
  • Lists
  • Shorts

Explore

  • Home
  • Trending
  • Channels
  • Videos
  • Games
  • Lists
  • Shorts
  • Conventions
  • Year in Review

Browse by type

  • Reviews
  • How to play
  • Playthroughs
  • Unboxing
  • Top 100 lists
  • Featured videos
  • Trending this week
  • Rising games
  • Games with fresh review perspectives

Information

  • About
  • Contact
  • Terms & Conditions
  • Privacy Policy

© 2022–2026 BoardGameVideo.com

Powered by BGG
  • Videos
  • Trending
  • Shorts
  • Channels
  • Games
  • Lists
Deadwood Studios USA

Deadwood Studios USA

1999·James Ernest, Rick Fish

2 - 8 players
60 min
Light weight: Learn it in minutes

From BoardGameGeek

Deadwood Studios USA casts players as struggling actors on a cheesy Western backlot. Your “actor” is a six‑sided die whose exposed pip value shows your current status in Hollywood's pecking order. Each day you roam the studio's sound stages, snapping up bit parts like “Crying Woman” or “Man Falling Off Roof.” When you land a role you may act (roll a die to hit the scene's target) or rehearse (bank a bonus to improve later rolls). Success earns cash and fame, which can be spent at the Casting Office to upgrade your status die-unlocking juicier roles such as “Stagecoach Driver” or the prestigious “Rear End of Horse.” After the final scenes wrap, add your money, fame, and status points; the highest total crowns the top star of Deadwood Studios.

Deadwood Studios USA

All videos

Sanctuary Sunday - Deadwood (Cheapass) + Introduction to Cheapass GamesReview24:02

Sanctuary Sunday - Deadwood (Cheapass) + Introduction to Cheapass Games

KilroyWasHere

KilroyWasHere

Creators who cover this

All channels
KilroyWasHere
KilroyWasHere
1 video of this game

Games like this

All games

Tak

2017·James Ernest, Patrick Rothfuss

Videos
205
Creators
22
Mostly playthroughs

2 players·20 - 60 min·Medium weight

Pirates of the Spanish Main

2004·James Ernest, Michael Mulvihill, Mike Selinker

Videos
85
Creators
7
Mainly how-to-play and unboxings

2 - 10 players·30 min·Light weight

Lords of Vegas

2010·James Ernest, Mike Selinker

Videos
48
Creators
39
Mainly reviews

2 - 4 players·60 - 90 min·Medium weight

Light Speed: Arena

2025·Leonardo Alese, James Ernest, Tom Jolly, Emanuele Santellani

Videos
19
Creators
18
Mainly reviews

1 - 4 players·5 - 15 min·Light weight

About Deadwood Studios USA

From BoardGameGeek:

Deadwood Studios USA casts players as struggling actors on a cheesy Western backlot. Your “actor” is a six‑sided die whose exposed pip value shows your current status in Hollywood's pecking order. Each day you roam the studio's sound stages, snapping up bit parts like “Crying Woman” or “Man Falling Off Roof.” When you land a role you may act (roll a die to hit the scene's target) or rehearse (bank a bonus to improve later rolls). Success earns cash and fame, which can be spent at the Casting Office to upgrade your status die-unlocking juicier roles such as “Stagecoach Driver” or the prestigious “Rear End of Horse.” After the final scenes wrap, add your money, fame, and status points; the highest total crowns the top star of Deadwood Studios.

Designers

James Ernest, Rick Fish

Artists

Phil Foglio, Cheyenne Wright

Publisher

Cheapass Games

Categories

American WestDiceEconomicHumor

Mechanics

Area MovementDice RollingHand Management
View on BoardGameGeek ›
Home
Games
Deadwood Studios USA
cached: 1489