Horrified: Universal Monsters

Horrified: Universal Monsters™

Cooperative Game
1-5 Players
About 60 Minutes
Grade 4 and Up
Game Schooler Recommendation

Horrified: Universal Monsters is one of the few games about movie monsters that isn’t frightening and fits in seamlessly into a family game night. This is a cooperative game in which everyone works together to defeat these famous monsters. The game is extremely flexible because the difficulty can be scaled up by adding more monsters to the mix. Every game of Horrified: Universal Monsters feels unique because each monster behaves differently and has unique conditions for defeat. This game excels at teaching young gamers about logistics and working together to complete a task, which is a good skill to have when monsters are destroying your village!

Game Overview

A city screams in terror! A cooperative game against the world’s most famous monsters. The village is under attack! Dracula, The Mummy, Frankenstein’s Monster, his Bride, and more are on the rampage, and your team of heroes must defeat them. Each monster offers an entirely unique challenge, and players can adjust the difficulty by playing against a new group of adversaries every game! Overcome them all before the horror overwhelms you!

Skills
  • Logistics Logistics
    Allows players to manage production flow between the point of origin and consumption.
  • Risk Management Risk Management
    Players must identify, evaluate, and prioritize options to reduce the impact of unfortunate events or risks.
  • Spatial Perception Spatial Perception
    Strengthens a player’s understanding of the spatial relationships with the objects in their environment as well as themselves.
  • Strategic Thinking Strategic Thinking
    Encourages players to develop a process or long-term strategy for accomplishing a goal.
  • Tactical Thinking Tactical Thinking
    Challenges players to make decisions based on currently available information.
  • Resource Management Resource Management
    Boosts a player’s capacity to efficiently and effectively oversee available assets.
  • Cooperation Cooperation
    Encourages players to work together toward a common goal.
  • Group Discussion Group Discussion
    Instigates the sharing of ideas, the solving of problems, or providing feedback within a group.
Game Details
  • Type: Family Game
  • Category: Cooperative Game
  • Designer(s): Prospero Hall
  • Published: 2019
  • Game Length: About 60 Minutes
  • Players: 1-5 Players
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