Competition, Cooperation, and Horrified.

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keely mewett

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“… the games I playare heavily influenced by Western culture…”

Horrified: Universal Monsters

Horrified(2019) is a Universal Monsters game where players work together to defeat monsters and save villagers.

I’m familiar with these monsters as they’re a part Western culture, and as a writer I’ve studied gothic literature and love the game’s 1920s, silent-film, Hollywood aesthetic that goes with the movies, and its 1800s gothic feel that goes with the original books/settings within the movies.

Folded game board in silent-film style.
Game board

Silent film still.
Silent film still

Front of Horrified game box.
Front of game box

Back of Horrified game box.
Back of game box

Horrified monster phase cards.
Monster phase cards

Side of open box, where descriptions of the monsters have been printed.
Side of the open box

Photo of Universal Monsters

Publisher: Ravensburger

Designer & Artist: Prospero Hall

Ages: 10+

Players: 1-5 (I recommend 2-3)

Playing time: 60 minutes

Type: family, strategy

(Reviews and overview on Board Geek Game.)

(Review and the trolley problem on Games Radar)

Themes: horror, fighting monsters and…

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