Spooooktacccular. An amusing name to wail? Right-o. Killer movie poster box cover? Absolutely. Asymmetric player powers that inevitably draw a negligent comparison to Root? Hell yeah. Level 99 Games is known for their eccentric lineup. Millennium Blades is totally mad. Argent: The Consortium is likewise ill. Bullet♥︎ and Empyreal and many others fit this unconventional…
Hidden movement and the horror genre are a sinister couple. In The Stifling Dark, one player is a psychotic killer, a monstrous beast, or even a throng of cultists intent on raising an otherworldly being. Everyone else at the table is a snooping investigator riding a high of curiosity into the devil’s mouth. These errant…
This is Prospero Hall realizing their full potential. Texas Chainsaw Massacre: Slaughterhouse is better than the previous echelon of Jaws, Rear Window, and Horrified. It’s the studio coming together to produce a relatively accessible mainstream board game with engrossing, clever, and intense design finishes. This is white hot and blood red. As an adaptation of…
Final Girl is widely considered Van Ryder Games’ best title. This was evident with the ‘Series 2’ Kickstarter campaign crossing the two-million-dollar threshold earlier this year. That’s wild capital for a game that is parted out in $15 slices of content. Supremely wild. The energy behind this second Kickstarter campaign was immense. The game was…
It’s no surprise that The Night Cage calls to me. The stark and merciless presentation, the equally bleak odds of success, and the promise for chaos and horror. I’m fond of Cave Evil, Ferox, and Escape the Dark Castle. This is my jam, tuned down a half step and anchored by blasting double-bass. The Night…
I took one look at Deranged and it crawled through my retinas and into my brain. So much about this experience appeals to me, including an exceedingly stylish gothic horror setting, semi-cooperative player friction, and variable scenarios with both scripted and emergent narrative. Those games that play with fire and risk utter collapse also flirt…
Player Elimination 