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Camp Grizzly

Game ID: GID0058011
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Camp Grizzly is a semi-cooperative survival horror board game for 1-6 players.

The year is 1979, players take the roles of Camp Counselors who are being stalked through a maze of cabins and camp trails by 'Otis', a homicidal killer with an unhealthy bear fetish.

Working together, the Counselors explore the camp grounds while searching for a combination of objectives that can trigger one of four different game endings. Those who survive the finale win the game!

It won't be easy. After every round of player turns, the NPC killer, Otis, stalks the closest targets around the board, attacking whenever he gets the chance. Unarmed players PANIC, are injured and forced to run away. Those lucky enough to have found protection are able to fight Otis with a dice roll. Better weapons mean higher value dice and a greater chance of success. Beat Otis and he disappears form the board until re-emerging from the woods on his next turn.

Be warned, as the body count rises, Otis gains strength, moves faster and becomes more deadly. Just when you think you're safe, you may find him waiting right in front of you!

If that's not bad enough, players must draw Cabin Cards which have a wide variety of game changing effects, both positive and negative. They contain Plot Twists, Cameos, weather changes, special Otis cards, clever Campers, helpful Weapons and Items, and fate tempting "foolin' around" cards.

The Counselors won't give up so easily. In addition to their own inherent talents, Survival Cards grant the players unique abilities and tactics to help elude or confront the killer.

Who, if anyone, will survive?

Year Published
2015
Transcript Analysis
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Video C90f6uX7wRA Unknown top_10_list at 0:14 sentiment: positive
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positive
Pros
  • Unique horror theme
  • Semicooperative gameplay
Cons
none
Thematic elements
  • Horror survival
  • Summer camp
  • Semicooperative
Comparison games
none
Mechanics (from transcript analysis)
  • Survival — Avoiding a killer at a summer camp
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  • Let's talk about the hottest and most popular board games right now.
  • We're going to rank them in two categories: how well we liked the game or how badly we want to play it.
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Video Go4CvOHBUAs @GoodTimeSociety game_review sentiment: positive
video_pk 3630 · mention_pk 10754
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positive
Pros
  • Thematic horror setting
  • Second edition with streamlined rules
  • No player elimination
Cons
  • Difficulty increases as game progresses
Thematic elements
  • Horror Survival
  • Summer Camp (1979)
  • Slasher Film
Comparison games
  • Friday the 13th
  • Halloween
Mechanics (from transcript analysis)
  • Semi-cooperative — Players try to survive against a killer named Otis
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No key topics recorded for this video.
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  • All aboard the mama train!
  • I always say a game is a great game and it can be even greater with dice.
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Video LNKM_q7tfGE Unknown Channel top_10_list at 3:49 sentiment: positive
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positive
Pros
  • immersive theme and strong story component
  • distinct finale-card mechanic
  • thematic consistency with camp survival vibe
Cons
  • prototype-only impressions; final balance unknown
Thematic elements
  • slasher-inspired suspense with a narrative arc
  • thematic survival horror at a camp
  • story-driven with player-specific finale cards
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none
Mechanics (from transcript analysis)
  • character powers and stats — Each player has distinct abilities affecting play.
  • Semi-cooperative — Players cooperate to survive but have individual win conditions.
  • unique finale card — Each player carries a finale card dictating personal objectives.
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  • we freaking loved it
  • the story part felt like it mattered
  • it's very thematic storyish game where, well, you make the story
  • combat is fairly quick and it doesn't take like a whole hour to defeat those bad guys
  • you will remember everything that you do
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