Watch “Hollow Pact Review: Will The Beast Have Its Revenge?,” a board game review for Hollow Pact from Bangers Project on BoardGameVideo.
Description provided by Bangers Project on YouTube:
Are you ready for a board game experience filled with tension, betrayal, and survival? In this Hollow Pact board game review, I dive deep into Studio Midhall's latest asymmetric thriller, set in the dark universe of the Beast board game. Discover if this tense and thematic cooperative board game is the perfect fit for your game group!
Join me as I explore the unique Hollow Pact board game gameplay, where two scoundrels attempt to escape ruined streets while one player hunts them as the terrifying Beast. I'll break down the mechanics, discuss the "slow-burning horror film" atmosphere, and share my thoughts on its strategic depth and high replayability. This review focuses on the 3-player prototype experience, offering insights into player interaction and the game's learning curve. A solo, 2 player and 4 player pacts are expected in the final release.
Video Chapters:
00:00 Intro: Is Hollow Pact Core Concept and the Beast Universe
01:38 Gameplay Breakdown: How to play Hollow Pact
06:51 My Experience: 3-Player Tension
08:13 Theme and Story
09:41 Hidden Agendas
10:39 Asymmetric Decisions
11:50 Replayability
13:07 Final Thoughts
Hollow Pact was provided for review by Studio Midhall.
Relevant Links:
Learn more about Hollow Pact on BoardGameGeek: https://boardgamegeek.com/boardgame/439813/hollow-pact
Check out Studio Midhall's other games, including Beast: https://www.studiomidhall.com/en
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Mainly reviews. Hollow Pact is covered on BoardGameVideo.com by 9 reviews, 2 how-to-play guides, 2 recorded sessions, 2 unboxings, and 2 other videos.
1 - 4 players
60 - 150 min
Medium weight: Teach it in one sitting
About Hollow Pact, from BoardGameGeek:
Hollow Pact is a fast-paced, semi-co-operative game that blends horror, strategy, survival, and betrayal.
In the game, you join a group of scoundrels; enter a ruined town, the lair of a deadly Beast; grab cargo precious to you, your fellow scoundrels, and that Beast; play to your strengths; plead with the spirits for aid; and find a route to escape with the loot and your life - if you can - because even if the Beast doesn't get you, your fellow scoundrels might as they follow their own hidden agendas.
One player-controlled Beast uses its powers and the aid of spirits to hunt down the scoundrels and recover what they stole. The Beast also has secret goals, and accomplishing them makes thwarting the scoundrels easier. Hollow Pact plays out this thrilling, treacherous chase, with no two sessions playing the same.
The game includes a modular map and multiple scenario setups/goals as well as solo and cooperative play variations.
-description from the designer