Horrified by Ravensburger was released last year. It flew under my radar until I saw it at a Target a few months ago, on a whim I bought it, and am glad I did!
At its core, Horrified is a Pandemic-style game. Four player characters (played by 1-4 real players) race across the map to solve the issues before Something Bad happens. In this case, the Classic Monsters are rampaging around the unluckiest village.
Included are: Dracula, Gilman, Invisible Man, Werewolf, Mummy, and Mr. & Mrs. Monster.
The player(s) have a nice selection of seven characters to choose from.
The monsters each have a distinct personality, abilities, and specific way to stop them. We have found all the player characters are useful, but none really overpowered as to be an auto-pick.
The goal is the wrangle the Monsters before the Doom Track reaches the end.
The nice townsfolk just doing townsfolk stuff. If too many get picked off you lose!
The games is not complex and easily taught in a few minutes. It is fast moving with good decisions to be made. There is a fair bit of randomness, just enough to keep you on your toes, so always have a backup plan or two ready.
We have played it many times and enjoy it quite a bit. It's a good but not overly long game.
It is fun hunting down the Monsters from those old (mostly) Black & White films.
Recommended!
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