Game Info
Year
2025
Players
2-6
Age
10+
Playtime
35 min
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Description
A monster trick-taking game where players bid on tricks as each monster's fright factor drops with repeated play
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Overall sentiment (raw)
positive
Pros
- Thematic tie-in between monster fear and suit strength
- Aro's artwork is fantastic and contributes to atmosphere
- Strong visual hook and overall look
Cons
- Learning curve can be steep for new players
- Some may view the theme as gimmicky
Thematic elements
- monster-driven strength/trump hierarchy with a fear-based narrative
- monsters with fears; themed around which monster is scariest
- thematic, monster-centric, horror-flavored
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Mechanics (from transcript analysis)
- leadable suits with ticking clock — Suits become leadable and are managed via a non-punishing bidding framework
- Trick-Taking — Trump and card strength are revealed in a thematic ranking tied to monsters; optional special powers
- trick-taking with blind reveal and monster-based strength — Trump and card strength are revealed in a thematic ranking tied to monsters; optional special powers
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- The artwork is absolutely phenomenal.
- The visual mechanism of the elevator is so incredibly ingenious.
- 9.5 for me.
- I am a sucker for when you use the box as part of play.
- The ticking clock of leadable suits, the variety in each hand of play.
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