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Ares Games  |  SKU: AREARTG019

The Thing: The Boardgame

$52.95 CAD
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Description

Designer Giuseppe Cicero
Andrea Crespi
Publisher Ares Games
Players 1-8
Playtime 60-90 mins
Suggested Age 14 and up
Expansions The Thing: Norwegian Outpost
Accessory The Thing: Alien Miniatures Set
The Thing: Human Miniatures Set

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.

Customer Reviews

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Dylan Gemmell
Fast shipping at a good price!

The price was lower than everywhere else. Couldnt pass it up. Fast shipping. Friends excited to play once I paint 😁

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Alex Lord-Giroux
Memorable experience

It was a bit difficult to learn this game on the first playthrough. But once we got to the second game and onwards, this became one of my top 10 favorite games ever, all of my friends loved the game as well. Great components. Very immersive.