boardgamevideo
  • Trending
  • Videos
  • Games
  • Channels
  • Lists
  • Shorts

Explore

  • Home
  • Trending
  • Channels
  • Videos
  • Games
  • Lists
  • Shorts
  • Conventions
  • Year in Review

Browse by type

  • Reviews
  • How to play
  • Playthroughs
  • Unboxing
  • Top 100 lists
  • Featured videos
  • Trending this week
  • Rising games
  • Games with fresh review perspectives

Information

  • About
  • Contact
  • Terms & Conditions
  • Privacy Policy

© 2022–2026 BoardGameVideo.com

Powered by BGG
  • Videos
  • Trending
  • Shorts
  • Channels
  • Games
  • Lists
Monster Factory

Monster Factory

2012·Nina Paley, Donald X. Vaccarino

2 - 6 players
15 - 30 min
Light weight: Learn it in minutes

From BoardGameGeek

In Monster Factory, the players take turns drawing and placing tiles, either adding to their own monsters or to those of their opponents. The goal is to make monsters that are big, but not so big that they go unfinished. Nina Paley did the original art, with Marco Morte coloring it.

Monster Factory

Which Monster Factory video should I watch?

Monster Factory has 2 videos from 2 creators: 1 how-to-play guide and 1 unboxing. They date from January to June 2026.

If you like it, try Moon Colony Bloodbath, Dominion, Kingdom Builder and Dominion: Rising Sun, also by Donald X. Vaccarino.

All videos

How to play Monster Factory by Rio Grande GamesHow to play1:28

How to play Monster Factory by Rio Grande Games

MisterE_Games

MisterE_Games

Monster Factory - 3-Minute UnboxingUnboxing2:34

Monster Factory - 3-Minute Unboxing

Family Meeple

Family Meeple

Creators who cover this

All channels
Family Meeple
Family Meeple
1 video of this game
MisterE_Games
MisterE_Games
1 video of this game

Games like this

All games

Moon Colony Bloodbath

2025·Donald X. Vaccarino

Videos
112
Creators
91
Mainly reviews and playthroughs

1 - 5 players·45 - 90 min·Medium weight

Dominion

2008·Donald X. Vaccarino

Videos
75
Creators
58
Mainly reviews

2 - 4 players·30 min·Medium weight

Kingdom Builder

2011·Donald X. Vaccarino

Videos
9
Creators
7
Mainly reviews

2 - 4 players·45 min·Medium weight

Dominion: Rising Sun

2024·Donald X. Vaccarino

Videos
9
Creators
7
Mainly reviews and how-to-play

2 - 4 players·30 min·Medium weight

About Monster Factory

From BoardGameGeek:

In Monster Factory, the players take turns drawing and placing tiles, either adding to their own monsters or to those of their opponents. The goal is to make monsters that are big, but not so big that they go unfinished. Nina Paley did the original art, with Marco Morte coloring it.

Designers

Nina Paley, Donald X. Vaccarino

Artists

Nina Paley, Marco Primo

Publisher

Rio Grande Games

Categories

Children's Game

Mechanics

Tile Placement
View on BoardGameGeek ›
Home
Games
Monster Factory
cached: 112598