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2024Davide Calza, Andrea Crespi
- Videos
- 27
- Creators
- 19
Mainly reviews
1 - 4 players150 minHeavy weight
The Thing: The Boardgame
2022Giuseppe Cicero, Andrea Crespi
- Videos
- 64
- Creators
- 50
Mainly unboxings and reviews. The Thing: The Boardgame is covered on BoardGameVideo.com by 15 reviews, 11 how-to-play guides, 15 recorded sessions, 16 unboxings, and 7 other videos.
1 - 8 players
60 - 90 min
Medium weight: Teach it in one sitting
From BoardGameGeek
The Thing is a game that mixes different mechanisms to create an experience that is as faithful as possible to that of the original film. It is a "hidden role" game, in which one player is initially the Thing and the others players are humans. The purpose of the Thing is to infect others, to prevent the survivors from escaping from the base (which can happen three different ways), or to try to escape with them by behaving as a human. In addition to these elements, players also have to manage Outpost 31. On the map are the same rooms as seen in the film, and each of these rooms allows players to perform a different action. Human players have to feed themselves and keep the boiler and the generator on to avoid being in the cold and dark. The Thing will try to sabotage these places to make life difficult for humans...or not, trying to camouflage itself among the humans and infect them when the perfect opportunity presents itself. The goal of the game designers was to bring the same personal emotions and paranoia that the protagonists of the film experienced to the gaming table.
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Which video should I watch for The Thing: The Boardgame?
The Thing: The Boardgame has 64 videos from 50 creators: 15 reviews, 11 how-to-play guides, 15 playthroughs, 16 unboxings and 7 other videos. They date from 2020 to October 2026.
To learn the rules, start with "The Thing: How to play & Playthrough" by Beastie Geeks, which runs 37 min. For a quicker teach, "La Reco de Matagot - The Thing" by Editions Matagot runs 6 min.
For an opinion before you buy, start with ""The THING" - DT Preview with Mark Streed" by The Dice Tower. 14 creators have reviewed it. To see it played, watch "THE THING: THE BOARDGAME (2022) | Playthrough | 1-3 Player Variant | Man is The Warmest Place to Hide" by All Aboard Boardgames, one of 15 playthroughs.
If you like it, try Starship Interstellar, Potion Explosion, Alone and The Thing: Norwegian Outpost, also by Andrea Crespi.
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About The Thing: The Boardgame
From BoardGameGeek:
The Thing is a game that mixes different mechanisms to create an experience that is as faithful as possible to that of the original film. It is a "hidden role" game, in which one player is initially the Thing and the others players are humans. The purpose of the Thing is to infect others, to prevent the survivors from escaping from the base (which can happen three different ways), or to try to escape with them by behaving as a human. In addition to these elements, players also have to manage Outpost 31. On the map are the same rooms as seen in the film, and each of these rooms allows players to perform a different action. Human players have to feed themselves and keep the boiler and the generator on to avoid being in the cold and dark. The Thing will try to sabotage these places to make life difficult for humans...or not, trying to camouflage itself among the humans and infect them when the perfect opportunity presents itself. The goal of the game designers was to bring the same personal emotions and paranoia that the protagonists of the film experienced to the gaming table.
Designers
Giuseppe Cicero, Andrea Crespi
Artists
Davide Corsi, Riccardo Crosa
Publisher
Pendragon Game Studio
Categories
Mechanics