All players start with a hand of four circular cards (three roses and one skull) and a playing mat in front of them.
[4][5] It was also nominated for the 2011 Spiel des Jahres,[6] and U-more's 2011 Japan Boardgame Prize [fr] Voters' Selection award.
[7] In a review for Eurogamer, Quintin Smith praised the game for its fast pace, easy mechanics, tense gameplay.
[8] Robert Florence, of Rock Paper Shotgun, called it a "a lovely little game of bluffing and brinkmanship".
[9] Alex Meehan, writing for Dicebreaker, described Skull as "a deceptively simple, adrenaline-inducing bluffing and betting game" good for introducing inexperienced players.