
2020Alexander Pfister
Mostly reviews and playthroughs. Monster Expedition is covered on BoardGameVideo.com by 24 reviews, 3 how-to-play guides, 21 recorded sessions, 6 unboxings, and 3 other videos.
From BoardGameGeek
As the newest members of the Royal Monstrological Society, players embark on an expedition to hunt for legendary monsters, which have been spotted in the cloudlands, in the deep sea, and in the haunted forest. With ideal dice combinations, players can improve their camps, catch new monsters, and use the abilities of previously captured monsters. At the start of Monster Expedition, which is set in the same world as 2019's Carnival of Monsters, players each receive a set of three supply camps, and a wilderness display is formed from ten cards. Create a draw pile based on the number of players, then place this deck in the center of play, along with the game board and dice. On your turn, you choose one of your three camps, then go monster hunting, with your camp level determining which dice are available. At the start of the hunt, you roll all the dice, and after each roll, you set aside all dice of a chosen value that you haven't yet set aside. If you can't set any dice aside, the throw counts as a miss and you lose the best dice you laid out previously. When you stop, use the set-aside dice to capture monsters from the wilderness and improve your supply camps, possibly calling on abilities from monsters already in your collection. When the draw pile is exhausted, complete the round so that all players have had the same number of turns, then tally the points to see who took the biggest haul.
Monster Expedition has 57 videos from 40 creators: 24 reviews, 3 how-to-play guides, 21 playthroughs, 6 unboxings and 3 other videos. They date from 2020 to June 2024.
To learn the rules, start with "Monster Expedition: How to Play and Solo Playthrough" by Step into The Portal, which runs 31 min. For a quicker teach, "Wir zeigen euch: Monster Expedition" by Wuerfel und Zucker runs 14 min.
For an opinion before you buy, start with "Monster Expedition Solo Mode Review - with Mike DiLisio" by The Dice Tower. 24 creators have reviewed it. To see it played, watch "jPlay plays Monster Expedition (3 players)" by jPlay, one of 21 playthroughs.
If you like it, try Boonlake, Great Western Trail: Second Edition, Great Western Trail and Pirates of Maracaibo, also by Alexander Pfister.
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From BoardGameGeek:
As the newest members of the Royal Monstrological Society, players embark on an expedition to hunt for legendary monsters, which have been spotted in the cloudlands, in the deep sea, and in the haunted forest. With ideal dice combinations, players can improve their camps, catch new monsters, and use the abilities of previously captured monsters. At the start of Monster Expedition, which is set in the same world as 2019's Carnival of Monsters, players each receive a set of three supply camps, and a wilderness display is formed from ten cards. Create a draw pile based on the number of players, then place this deck in the center of play, along with the game board and dice. On your turn, you choose one of your three camps, then go monster hunting, with your camp level determining which dice are available. At the start of the hunt, you roll all the dice, and after each roll, you set aside all dice of a chosen value that you haven't yet set aside. If you can't set any dice aside, the throw counts as a miss and you lose the best dice you laid out previously. When you stop, use the set-aside dice to capture monsters from the wilderness and improve your supply camps, possibly calling on abilities from monsters already in your collection. When the draw pile is exhausted, complete the round so that all players have had the same number of turns, then tally the points to see who took the biggest haul.
Designer
Alexander Pfister
Artists
Dennis Lohausen, Michael Menzel, Oliver Schlemmer
Publisher
AMIGO
Mechanics