Horrified! Great Art Work and Great Capturing of Your Imagination

I can't wait to play this game again!  Super simple yet super engaging.  We went through the rules in not time and got down to wondering the streets of what I can only describe as 'Old Hollywood'.

The board game graphics and cards capture the essence of the 1940s era monster movie posters.  The extra touch was the meticulous hand painted miniatures my friend did.  It was nostalgic and drew me right into the game.

The co-op aspect makes it more fun as your able to help each other gain items and ultimately attempt to slay these classic creatures of the night.


Deceptively difficult.  The game mechanics are a cinch

• move/acquire/etc based on your character's ability 
• when completed flip a monster card to invoke a possible attack 
• roll the dice to determine any possible damage

The difficulty is completing each monster's challenge card then seek it out to remove it from existence.  This requires navigating the streets while evading the lurkers, sometimes having to move from one side of the board game to the other.  However your team and villagers can only survive so many attacks before you become HORRIFIED!   and the game comes to a sudden end.  Nooooo!

I found the extra tasks very fascinating. Villagers begin to wonder the town and you must escort them to their destination.  Succeed and receive a bonus skill card.  Fail and...    well I won't describe the grizzly horrors that are inflicted if you do.

This game is rated 10+.  It's very cute and a really nice change from some of the darker board games I've played like Dead of Winter.  I liked this game so much I hope to have an opportunity for my kids to play it.   5 Stars!

I made this teaser trailer for the game.

Horror!

What better place to play an intense and scary board game then miles away from civilization?  I helped my good friend KJ close up camp.  Once the work was done and we were full from Maltese burgers on the BBQ we hunkered down for an epic game of ELDRITCH HORRORS!  MUHAAAHAAHAAA!

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When I say Epic - I mean EPIC.  Setup for this beast is a 7/10 on the difficulty scale - at least for me.  Not for the faint of heart and if you're trying to jam this game into a specific time schedule.  You need to set aside an evening for this whopper.  But it is absolutely worth the wait.

HP Lovecraft inspired, Eldritch Horrors is similar to Elder Signs - however this takes place on a global scale. The actual board game is stunning and puts you into an Indiana Jones sort of feel with the time period it represents and the look of the map itself.

There's a lot going on and it took me a few turns to get into the flow of it.  This is a team game. You and your mates versus the horrors unleashed.  Glowing Turtle does an excellent walk through of this intricate game.

The objective is clear - defeat King Boss before to many portals open up and unleash unspeakable monsters and the DOOM CLOCK runs out.

The time flies playing this game - so be sure to block a good chunk of it.  Our adventure lasted over 2 hours.

Board Games Everywhere

Well it's been an interesting year.  I've been fortuante to know some who have taken their first steps into building their own board games.

Intestinal Fortitude and Summit.

I've also has the pleasure of participating in a number of new games including, Dominion, Dungeon Quest and Elder Signs.

Dominon and Dungeon Quest I've talked about before -here-

What I'd like to talk about is Elder Sign.
What a great game!  The cards and pieces are individual works of art.  I spent a lot of the game in awe of all the components. 

Don't let the amount of card types and dice intimidate you.  This game is actually pretty easy to learn.  It's mechanics allow you to really dive into this adventure and really enjoy it.  The Fantasy Flight folks made this very intuitive.

My first round at Elder Sign was just over three hours.  Some of that was getting up to speed learning, but it truly flew by.  There was never a lull as participants can easily talk over the game - unlike some other games where you need to really focus on what you're doing.   Playing as a team really helped as we were able to discuss some strategy on what to tackle.