God bless Ravensburger for making this game gorgeous visually and making it playable for introverts and/or people with no available friends lol
@LeoLewis5 жыл бұрын
It is exciting how excited everyone is for this game. It feels like a nice throwback and a refreshing change from the heavier games being churned out on a regular basis.
@isaacarmani7833 жыл бұрын
sorry to be offtopic but does any of you know a tool to log back into an instagram account? I was stupid forgot my account password. I love any assistance you can give me
@lyricgary56963 жыл бұрын
@Isaac Armani Instablaster =)
@isaacarmani7833 жыл бұрын
@Lyric Gary I really appreciate your reply. I got to the site thru google and I'm in the hacking process atm. Seems to take a while so I will reply here later with my results.
@isaacarmani7833 жыл бұрын
@Lyric Gary it worked and I actually got access to my account again. I'm so happy! Thanks so much you really help me out !
@lyricgary56963 жыл бұрын
@Isaac Armani you are welcome :D
@Annarooski3 жыл бұрын
"This game makes me happy!" That is one of the best lines I have ever heard in a board game review. I like to play lots of different games but one that truly brings joy is a blessing!
@lt32p14 жыл бұрын
My girlfriends and my first coop board game. Couldn't have made a better decision.
@riverOfWinds4 жыл бұрын
@ 11:38 - 'To defeat Dra-kay-la.' I couldn't help but chuckle. Great review. Thanks.
@Y3sterdaysCub5 жыл бұрын
awesome review. i like how you almost couldn't contain your enthusiasm at 1.05 and almost went into your positive conclusion of the game hahaha. Nice pull back mate! cheers
@savepointsgaming69414 жыл бұрын
I picked this up last week and finally broke it out tonight. It can get really hard, even when the team is working well together. We all loved the theme and the challenge. Great pick overall.
@pixxelwizzard4 жыл бұрын
I dislike Pandemic but I love this game. Sure, they both share a lot of things in common, but the theme, strategies, and how the game fights back are much more interesting to me in Horrified.
@rickthompson38435 жыл бұрын
This looks amazing. Great art that fits the theme! Streamlined mechanics! So much replay value built in with the monsters all being so different. I can already tell the mummy is going to be a hard one for me to beat if too many of those tiles get flipped. The only monster I'm not too sure about is the Invisible Man. I just can't see him as a villain.
@rockapellaman2 жыл бұрын
I see what you did there. Well played.
@darkclaw825 жыл бұрын
I got a Pandemic vibe indeed, and that's a good thing. Love the art, definitely going in my collection.
@Stinger4205 жыл бұрын
Ya know Martin, its funny you should say that ('pandemic vibe'), I too was reminded of Pandemic as Tom was explaining it. The 'Pandemic Reasons' of mine were 'may move to an adjacent location connected via a line', and mostly the 'Terror' tracker, e.g. '8 Outbreaks'. Well, you have a good day, take care.
@darkclaw825 жыл бұрын
@@Stinger420 Exactly, also "pay X amount of cards of the same color" remind me of Pandemic.
@MDPExtreme4 жыл бұрын
This game rules! I played 3 times in a row with my friends. It was easy to learn everyone picked it up super fast and we couldn't get enough of it. I love the universal monsters so that's a plus and everything in this game is faithful to the golden age era and makes sense! To be able to change the difficulty and change the monster roster is the most interesting dynamic that makes the replayability on this board game immense! It's a damn near perfect game and down the road I could see expansions like more movie monsters or even a stranger things reskin (you know it's bound to happen.)
@dr.masque29035 жыл бұрын
Soundtrack for this game: Iced Earth has an album called “Horror Show” which includes a song for each Universal monster (an invisible man track appears on their next album called Hollow man)
@prosperohall95515 жыл бұрын
This is such a great idea!
@Teremei4 жыл бұрын
I don't agree, I like more subtle background music. So I am making my own mix with haunted village sound effects, and different songs play after so many minutes like Monster Mash, Thriller, and other halloween music.
@Bosenbeck4 жыл бұрын
Horror Show is what got me into Iced Earth. Great album.
@greenthousands2 ай бұрын
Negative
@MicroRPG5 жыл бұрын
Love it, love it, love it. Glad other people love these classics as much as me. I thought I'd never see a Universal Monster game.
@DrMaquisapa4 жыл бұрын
I have my copy of Creature Features, a classic horror themed rip-off of Monopoly from the early to mid 70s. So great!
@IronSalamander85 жыл бұрын
This sounds neat and it's awesome that they're using classic monster movies. May have to grab it.
@prosperohall95515 жыл бұрын
Thank you for the video, Tom!
@christophersteele25316 ай бұрын
Just played this game for the first time. I had so much fun with this game and it was intense at times. I can't wait to play with more people and different monsters. Thanks for the great review!
@RandomPerson-nd2ey3 жыл бұрын
I kept passing on this game because it seemed too light. I got it on sale and it hooked me as soon as I opened the box and saw the warning. I was immediately caught up in the theme and have a great time playing it. It's a nice break from "crunchier" games while still enjoyable.
@steventhompson48405 жыл бұрын
Very excited for this one, I've loved the Universal Monsters since forever & cooperative games just make me happy. Gaming life is good right now!
@WretchinWilson2 жыл бұрын
This seems like a perfect game to play after watching THE MONSTER SQUAD! That's one October weekend planned! 4 more to go!
@daviddrayton83122 жыл бұрын
I appreciate how he put air quotes around Frankenstein's "monster."
@samuelelias934 жыл бұрын
My family just got this game and we can't wait for game night!
@raymondspogo5 жыл бұрын
I would love to see a Goonies Never Say Die! Co-op board game. Find One Eyed Pete's treasure! This game just made me think of this.
@dstroyanddcoy19325 жыл бұрын
One eyed willie you fool ( remember his name is a dick joke)
@joshfrench58584 жыл бұрын
raymondspogo I think your on to something there sir. 👍
@mrbastos5 жыл бұрын
I saw it at Target, and glad to see your review. It looked fun, and after hearing more about how it plays, I'm definitely going to get it. Could be a fun game to play for Halloween (and any other time)
@daem0nfaust5 жыл бұрын
Those images are very beautiful.
@pirs4 жыл бұрын
Just bought this, cant wait to play it. Love Pandemic, the art of this and the theme.
@chrismurphy99325 жыл бұрын
So Monster Squad the board game? Sounds awesome!
@exodia15105 жыл бұрын
Exactly! Caught myself singing it as he described it. M-M-M-MONSTER SQUAD!
@xXSharkAttackxX4 жыл бұрын
Glad it wasn't just me who thought that
@pixxelwizzard4 жыл бұрын
Mr. Alucard
@ModernPlague4 жыл бұрын
"Wolfman's got nards!"
@RottenDoctorGonzo3 жыл бұрын
"My name. Is Horace!"
@zachfriedrich61464 жыл бұрын
Hey Tom! got a question. My wife and I LOVE this game. During the week we don't have much time for a big, meaty, game and we were wondering if you had any recommendations for games that are similar in length/complexity and just overall fun? I agree with you 100% that Horrified is just plain FUN while also being a great game. We have pandemic and other popular co-op games so we're looking to branch out. Side note, your reviews are a god send! thank you for all you, Zee, Sam, and everyone else at Dice Tower do!
@Aeternuss3 жыл бұрын
Horrified is one the best board game that me and my girlfriend love to play again and again. We have played so much that we would like to see an expansion. It would be cool to see an expansion with The Phantom of the Opera, The Golem, Dr. Jekyll, Dr. Caligari and The Man in the Beaver Hat from London After Midnight. Of course it would be interesting to see also an expansion where you could play as Boris Karloff, Bela Lugosi, Lon Chaney, Christopher Lee, Peter Cushing, Peter Lorre. It could also be an expansion about Vincent Price movies or Alfred Hitchcock movies and without a doubt H. P. Lovecraft universe. I also think it would be cool to see a classic Sci-Fi expansion. Like The Blob, Invasion of the Body Snatchers, The Fly, The Thing from Another World. I really hope somebody from Ravensburger will read my comment
@bonorbitz4 жыл бұрын
I picked this up at Target today just in time for Halloween... It feels like a lighter, more affordable Arkham Horror clone which is great!
@jayfarrell15984 жыл бұрын
I love the nod to the Abbott and Costello movies by including Chick and Wilbur as villagers (their characters in "Abbott and Costello meet Frankenstein").
@bboi0185 жыл бұрын
Hi :D can we expect to see more reviews with the 3 of you guys?
@nothing33765 жыл бұрын
I miss Miami dice so much
@MoriMemento1175 жыл бұрын
Me too. I know it would cut down on the number of reviews they can pump out, but Miami Dice is just a really good format for a boardgame review. Boardgames are not like movies. Multiple perspectives and multiple plays are pretty much mandatory. However, I think the Dice Tower is more focused on providing a wide range of coverage on the industry - rather than the 2 reviews a month SUSD does, for example - which is fine I guess. And this was still a very good review by Tom.
@guillermoz49145 жыл бұрын
Love Miami Dice but they have mentioned it’s hard at times. Not only to get all 3 available for the review but to have all 3 play the same game several times before a review.
@LuvzToLol213 жыл бұрын
I've had a lot of fun playing this game with friends, but the biggest problem I've had with it is the random creature movement. It's very easy for playthroughs to go wrong in the early game. For example, I've had a game where one player who went last got killed by a monster before they could even take their first turn, because the monster cards the other players drew on their turns directed Dracula over to them and of course they had no items to defend themselves. Or sometimes, the game might decide to spawn a villager directly in a monster's path, which results in their death and an increase to the terror meter. The former situation can be alleviated somewhat with a houserule, like "all players start with a few items in their inventory", but the latest situation is completely unpredictable and unavoidable, and if it happens at terror level 6 then you've all just lost by no fault of your own and there's nothing you could have done about it.
@harleyludy6596 Жыл бұрын
We struggled to beat Dracula and the Creature for a while...not because it's actually hard, but because we made it harder than it was supposed to be by mistake. The Creature's boat is supposed to go to a spot that's whatever color the item was you played. We just moved the boat one at a time... that explains why it was so hard. We were wondering why every other monster was so much easier to beat in a two-monster set-up. Now that I know this, I will never again play it that way lol.
@ProfessorB.5 жыл бұрын
Which one do you prefer, this one or Pandemic Reign of Cthulhu?
@SALmetalseven4 жыл бұрын
Awesome game! Picked it up last night. Can’t wait to play it again.
@annominous826 Жыл бұрын
Good review, as always. Just a note for anyone else watching this, Tom makes a small mistake when describing the Mummy's mechanics. You do not need to remember where the scarabs are. Instead, you cannot move a facedown scarab, and have to spend one move on the Mummy to flip it faceup again. You also cannot defeat the Mummy while there are any facedown scarabs.
@rikhavok5 жыл бұрын
Looking forward to Horrified. BTW.. Love the new Gavel.
@J.C._Armitage5 жыл бұрын
Looks pretty good. Now if only this game had an expansion that added a Giant Bat, Medusa & Death as possible enemies to defeat.
@OSB9115 жыл бұрын
Not a theme that would draw me off the bat, but this looks really fun! It's going on my wishlist. Thanks, Tom.
@theblart41965 жыл бұрын
Prospero Hall is really hitting it out of the park lately
@RoyMuns0n5 жыл бұрын
I wouldn't know because they haven't reviewed JAWS yet!
@gottimighty5 жыл бұрын
I’ve played JAWS a few times and IMO, it’s a pretty solid game. Everyone in the group enjoys it.
@mrdrofficer5 жыл бұрын
Very true. Jaws was great and now I'm even interested in the Jurassic Park game. And I liked the Monster Cereal game as well.
@prosperohall95515 жыл бұрын
Thank you for the kind words, J Dubb! And thanks for watching the video. We hope to keep making games you enjoy.
@havindatadhd3 жыл бұрын
Your vest, hat, tie combo are on point in this vid my dude🤘🏻
@tjuggerboss80495 жыл бұрын
Definitely on my radar!
@steventurner6902 Жыл бұрын
I have a rule question… If you land on a space at the end of your turn and as the other players take their turns an object is loaded onto your space does it cost you a move to pick it up at the start of your next turn?
@natelinhart1145 жыл бұрын
I've got to check this out at Gen Con now!
@prosperohall95515 жыл бұрын
Hey, Nate, thanks for watching the video. Were you able to check it out at Gen Con?
@natelinhart1145 жыл бұрын
@@prosperohall9551 Unfortunately I never did ...... :(
@prosperohall95515 жыл бұрын
It is available in Target if you're still interested.
@hokeeyau3 жыл бұрын
Switched to iPhone to airplane mode (wifi off) it prompts “no connection” but I can still manage to play the game in the background. So I guess it is pretty obvious, it is pure AÍ.
@fluffylee5 жыл бұрын
Hopefully will get an expansion with Tarantula, a Martian, The Blob, The Fly, and Pod People. Yes, not all are Universal but still would be cool.
@citycboy5 жыл бұрын
The Fly my first thought after he said the game is good...
@prosperohall95515 жыл бұрын
Those are all really good ideas! Thanks for watching the video.
@MultiRaider134 жыл бұрын
Hopefully a Martian
@XRay445 жыл бұрын
You need to review Campy Creatures. Would love to hear your thoughts on that one.
@jherrenor5 жыл бұрын
Sounds right up our alley. The game looks fun even before hearing the review.
@dstroyanddcoy19325 жыл бұрын
It’s true that the monsters are different difficulties if you check the instructions booklet each has a “complexity rating”
@1NaturalMystik12 жыл бұрын
just ordered the game for halloween with the kids after trick-treating, thanks for the review
@destinchaos5 жыл бұрын
I fell in love with Touch of Evil because it felt like a lite version of Arkham Horror 2e. This feels like a lite version of Touch of Evil. Dare I call it a Jr Edition? I hope this game gets an expansion or two, to expand on the number of monsters in the game. However if it doesn't, I think I'm okay with that aswell.
@richa79704 жыл бұрын
I Agree Phantom of the Opera,Hunchback of Notre Dame Universal Monster Vs Universal Monster that would be amazing! Miniatures for Villagers & heroes!
@derrickoakes48795 жыл бұрын
Already pre-ordered !
@ronnieballs81453 жыл бұрын
Many thanks for your review, Tom. I've bought this game because of this review and think it will make a nice addition to my collection.
@IamDarthMuller Жыл бұрын
So excited to play this
@RowantarotBlogspot5 жыл бұрын
I want this so much!
@captainmofongo5844 жыл бұрын
I love the Universal Monsters, I wound up scooping this game today at Target.
@Hulker693 жыл бұрын
Makes you wanna throw on a Misfits album as you're playing it ...
@rickyphoton5 жыл бұрын
Basically Eldritch Horror-lite, which is nice
@jherrenor5 жыл бұрын
That's great for us. I haven't played Eldritch but likely never will as we never have time for long games.
@Merlandese5 жыл бұрын
The art is top notch.
@chiehlilee92245 жыл бұрын
I definitely will want this in my collection. The only problem I see is that it might be difficult to expand with expansions which I would love.
@SpaceTreeStudios5 жыл бұрын
If they want to dive into the more obscure/public domain/silent era stuff we could get some cool expansions out of that. Like a Lon Chaney Phantom, Quasimodo, Mr. Hyde, if we want to get crazy a Mole Man or Metaluna Mutant. Only issue is the board is kinda hard locked so locations would be a stretch if they need markers.
@fredoblong5 жыл бұрын
For some reason I thought this had miniatures and not standees...I was looking forward to painting them. Darn.
@Qshafe5 жыл бұрын
The monsters are minis.
@labyfan13134 жыл бұрын
I love the classic Universal Monsters and this game looks really good. I'll definitely be picking up a copy.
@shady6105 жыл бұрын
This looks like a good one for my collection. I hope my flgs picks it up.
@Aeternuss3 жыл бұрын
If it was possible it would be fun to have a 80's version of the game. Of course for the Monsters it could be Jason Voorhees, Michael Myers, Freddy Krueger, Chucky, Pennywise and Cenobites. But it would be really amusing to have a Humoristic version of the game where the Monsters are. Elvira, Killer Tomatoes, Beetlejuice, Gremlins, Killer Klowns from Outer Space and Audrey II from Little Shop of Horrors. The playable characters could be Weird Al" Yankovic, Ash Williams, Vanilla Ice, Bill & Ted, The Goonies, Cyndi Lauper and 80's Jeff Goldblum
@patrickdumas2243 жыл бұрын
I got this game just recently and my brother got one too. A friend of mine who on facebook said he played it a while back and he said it's like a board game version of Abbott and costello meet Frankenstein, The monster squad and the gaggle of galloping ghosts episode of Scooby Doo where are you episode all put together. Other than that, this game is awesome and it's a must have for fans of the universal monster franchise.
@TheJimmy0005 жыл бұрын
this game looks really fun
@danielmkubacki3 жыл бұрын
I love this game and play it a lot.
@greybeard80123 жыл бұрын
Great review thank you
@TheCHRISCaPWN4 жыл бұрын
I love this game! What are some other games that are similar?
@reverandzombre37552 жыл бұрын
great review, love this game
@JohnnyBeyondMagic5 жыл бұрын
I'm really excited for this! By the way... dig the digs! Looking very Dieselpunk! Speaking of which...
@jawatrader69465 жыл бұрын
This is the type of horror I like. I don't like it super dark like Sorcerer by White Wizard Games.
@Highwind4524 жыл бұрын
My Mummy figurine looks melted right out of the box. I'm in Australia and can't order a replacement piece here 😔
@stevegold8070 Жыл бұрын
Nice review. I like the look of the monsters. Otherwise not so much. The gameboard is missing something. Compared to another game in the same category, Alien- Faith of the Nostromo, now that game looks really amazing in every aspect. To bad couse I very much like co-op games.
@williamburke17315 жыл бұрын
This could be quite an interesting game for me!
@fireant2025 жыл бұрын
Looks like a great option to replace betrayal as my yearly Halloween game. Got a bit tired of that one.
@beaulong32703 жыл бұрын
As of 1/7/21... picking up my copy at Walmart for $23.99. :)
@jherrenor5 жыл бұрын
How do I buy this game? It doesn't seem available anywhere. I live in the UK.
@djsmartyp5 жыл бұрын
jherrenor I have heard that Smyths Toys will have them at the end of August. I wouldn’t be surprised if Argos also stock this since they have Villainous and a few others now
@jherrenor5 жыл бұрын
@@djsmartyp Cheers. the wait is unbearable :)
@djsmartyp5 жыл бұрын
jherrenor agreed! I’m horrified I have to wait so long... 😂
@roysykes85295 жыл бұрын
Any news on the UK release? Really hoping to get this in time for Halloween 🎃 . Cheers
@djsmartyp5 жыл бұрын
Roy Sykes it’s not looking good, no official word on a EU release any more. You can buy from the US Amazon for £45 with shipping to the UK
@comp.lex43 жыл бұрын
I disagree a little bit on the components. The art is really nice, and they are clear to read, but everything has a fairly cheap feel to it. The cards are thin; several of the miniatures bend easily at the legs; a lot of what could be tokens or minis or pawns are replaced with cardboard stand-ups; and the crease in the board tears very easily. I really like the theme and gameplay, but I think it would've been worth ten dollars or so to get thicker cards, better plastic, and better plastic. Not that it's bad value or anything- just that I would be willing to pay more and get more with this particular box.
@hamnewman48955 жыл бұрын
Very similar to Camp Grizzly. Not a bad thing.
@nightbirdgames5 жыл бұрын
Camp Grizzly is a fun game, but after you play through all the endings and such it can seem a little boring. I found myself and my table yawning and ready to move on to another game after bringing it out sadly. I've been working on a slasher board game for a little over 2 years now that I hope will fill the gap and what people enjoy so much about Camp Grizzly and Last Friday, while having my own spin and mechanics.
@Hedgehobbit5 жыл бұрын
I'd love a Universal Monster retheme of AH:TCG or, at least, one cycle that doesn't have Cthulhu in it.
@Mailed-Knight5 жыл бұрын
Seems pretty cool.
@saamgeuk4 жыл бұрын
This is universal studios so why Dracula don’t look like Bella Lugosi?
@pixxelwizzard4 жыл бұрын
They may not be licensed to use his likeness in a game.
@MagCynic5 жыл бұрын
I hope this isn't sold out at GenCon.
@ArnieHorta5 жыл бұрын
MagCynic this is already for sale at Target
@MagCynic5 жыл бұрын
@@ArnieHorta Oh, well nevermind then.
@bobbymadjid57333 жыл бұрын
took us 3 attempts to win the normal difficulty with 3 players
@mianrowan4 жыл бұрын
You would think playing solo is hard enough but then they make you raise the threat level to 3 for solo play crazy.
@michalpinkney40493 жыл бұрын
When I play solo I just use 2 characters and keep the threat on one
@Sweetestsadist5 жыл бұрын
How long until there's a "Monster Squad" themed character expansion or promo?
@thelastmotel5 жыл бұрын
Universal would have to get Shane Black to sign off for that, as that's his IP, not Universal's lol
@Sweetestsadist5 жыл бұрын
@@thelastmotel I just meant one of those "spiritual" expansions.
@thelastmotel5 жыл бұрын
@@Sweetestsadist Those can still get you sued lol
@alecratter98983 жыл бұрын
My girlfriend and I have so much experience with this game that we play with all of the monsters and win every time. It's just the two of us, we play as the explorer and courier, and we do start off with six perk cards (as opposed to two), which is a little tweaking but we are playing against ALL the monsters and we are able to defeat them before running out of cards or getting too many kills.
@jon6car3 жыл бұрын
If you're winning every time maybe try fewer cards
@alecratter98983 жыл бұрын
@@jon6car We could try that but we actually lost pretty bad on Halloween lol
@jon6car3 жыл бұрын
@@alecratter9898 I'm hoping they add some expansions like Dr. Jekyll/Mr. Hyde.
@alecratter98983 жыл бұрын
@@jon6car that'd be cool but I can't think of anyone else other than him and maybe phantom of the opera
@superpal87414 жыл бұрын
Arkham horror for the family
@MadLadDesigns5 жыл бұрын
Where would you get it from (I'm in the UK)?
@DeadVoivod5 жыл бұрын
Would like to know that too?? Or EU in general.
@roysykes85295 жыл бұрын
Me too! Any news yet?
@benjaminspears84885 жыл бұрын
The art is amazing! The only thing that would have made the game better is character minis instead of standees.
@minuteman78973 жыл бұрын
Hi
@lewisbrooks57883 жыл бұрын
Just got this for Halloween,probably cancelled due to a certain pandemic which is ironic.
@eetuli855 жыл бұрын
Arkham Horror met Pandemic and this popped out ten months later?
@TiroDvD2 жыл бұрын
Yes when I read the overviews and reviews I just think "this is like Arkham Horror lite".
@nickglaza84853 жыл бұрын
Is there a solo mode?
@CrossoXoHair3 жыл бұрын
Sure is
@holywarriorbear77205 жыл бұрын
This is written before watching the review. This game did not impress me by how it looked and by it's premise, but because it's high on The HOtness list on BGG, I decided to give this game a chance by watching Tom raving about it.
@holywarriorbear77205 жыл бұрын
After watching this review, my image of this game has changed a lot. Now this seems interesting co-op experience.
@prosperohall95515 жыл бұрын
Thanks for watching the video! It was interesting to see your initial impressions and then your thoughts after watching the video.
@finalmentefunfou5 жыл бұрын
It seemed very similar to Pandemic.
@12345678abracadabra5 жыл бұрын
Hmm reminds me of ghost stories
@ivindtobiasjorfald81333 жыл бұрын
It’s Frankenstein’s monster, not the professor!! Why does everyone get this wrong. Designers should really read the book (my favorite!) before using the character! Also he is not a monster, but humans f* crushed his hopes and dreams og becoming like them... Just read the book its genious.
@HrabiaKaczula5 жыл бұрын
Great review. I love it. Will it be released in Europe? I need it badly. I wish Ravensburger was more open and transparent with their releases. I want Jaws as well.
@RowantarotBlogspot5 жыл бұрын
Me, too!
@thelastmotel5 жыл бұрын
End of August. If you're in the UK, keep an eye on the Smyth's toy store website
@HrabiaKaczula5 жыл бұрын
@@thelastmotel Thanks. I will for sure.
@thelastmotel5 жыл бұрын
@@HrabiaKaczula Sorry to have to tell you this, but just talked to Ravensburger, and Horrified has been pushed back to an unspecified point in 2020 now :(
@HrabiaKaczula5 жыл бұрын
@@thelastmotel Thank you for letting me know. That is a "horrific" news...I think I'll just import it from the States...