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[[Image:Pairs-Shallow-Ones.jpg|thumb|''Pairs: Shallow Ones Deck'']]

==Details==
'''Publisher:''' [[Cheapass Games]], [[Hip Pocket Games]]

'''Product Code/SKU:''' CAG 216

'''ISBN:''' ?

'''Year:''' 2014

'''Designer(s):''' [[James Ernest]], [[Paul Peterson]]

'''Artist(s):''' [[John Kovalic]]

'''Number of Players:''' 2 to 8 players

'''Estimated Playing Time:''' ?

'''Recommended Ages:''' ?

'''Expansions:''' None

'''Other Editions:''' None

==Summary==
''From the Hip Pocket Games web site:''

World-famous game and comic artist John Kovalic brings us the Shallow Ones deck, a collection of adorable elder gods. This deck of sweet little world-killing Cthulhu-monsters also contains the apltly named variant game, Monster.

Pairs is a "New Classic Pub Game" featuring an unusual deck of cards. The deck has only the numbers 1 through 10, with a different number of each card: 1x1, 2x2, 3x3, and so on, up to 10x10. 

In the basic game, points are bad, and you score points by getting a pair. So, if you have a 10, there are 9 other cards that could pair it up, and you'll get 10 penalty points if you do. Players take turns deciding whether to take another card, or fold, trying to avoid scoring points. When you fold, you have to take points, but only the smallest card in play.

Monster is a bluffing game somewhat like Draw Poker. Each player begins with six cards, and then may discard up to three of them into the "Monster Hand." The best hand wins in a showdown (highest card with no pair), but then must also beat the Monster. 


==Comments / Trivia==
''Pairs: Shallow Ones Deck'' is a variation on Cheapass Games' ''Pairs''. It is not necessary to have any other ''Pairs'' deck to play this game.

==Links==
*[http://cheapass.com/node/142 Pairs at Cheapass Games]
*[http://hippocketgames.com/shallowones Pairs at Hip Pocket Games]
*[https://www.kickstarter.com/projects/cheapassgames/pairs-a-new-classic-pub-game/ Pairs at Kickstarter]
*[https://boardgamegeek.com/boardgame/152237/pairs Pairs at BoardGameGeek]

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