The Thing The Boardgame Preview by Man vs Meeple
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- Опубліковано 27 сер 2024
- A preview of The Thing The Boardgame (Pendragon Game Studio)
4-8 Players
60-90 Minutes
12+ Years of Age
Kickstarter link:
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NOTE: THIS IS A PAID PREVIEW
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One major difference between this one and Outpost 31 that is not mentioned in the video is this one has a solo, 2, and 3 player variant gameplay. You don't have to have a minimum of 4 players to play.
Mentioned that all but 1 could be the thing..meaning automatic loss....this game is harder to win as human then outpost 31 by the sound of it..it has interesting ideas but end execution may be determined by dogs or too many sabotage cards or accidentally picking up an infection token at the last moment
Feels kinda like dead of winter
I wish there was focus on some of the external buildings like the storage shack and Mac Ready's shack.
Exactly. The weather would have a profound impact on travel outside the main complex...just as it did in the movie.
o yea, that would be awesome, we can hope for an expansion which would add those things
Will this be released mass market? I can't get their website to take my credit card
Don't like the card mechanic for infection. Would have been cooler if they had done it similar to Nemesis, where maybe you check for infection periodically after interacting with elements using one of those red cellophane "readers'. That way YOU don't even know if you've been infected. Minor quibble. Definitely backing...got a space waiting for it right next to my Big Trouble in Little China game.
Doesn't make sense thematically though, the things do know when they are things, which they wouldn't that way...
Oh please let this be good! 😁
Interesting. One of my favorite movies. This does not look compelling. It might be, but I'm not willing to pay the steep Euro to USD conversion to try it .
I already own infection at outpost 31,... is this thaaaat different? Or refined?
want to know too
Me too!
i really want to know if this game will be better than outpost 31, so i can decide which one to keep, or they are different enough to own both??
That's a really good question. I'm wanting to know the exact same thing. No one wants to talk about the elephant in the room. How different are they?
@@ZebraCatfish73 From what I have been able to see it has extra things, such as the weather dice, the dogs, the suspect track, etc, but we'll see, so while I couldn't hold back and I ordered it
One major difference not mentioned in the video there is a solo, 2, and 3 player variant gameplay.
@@jayeckberg774 yeah thats a good new adiition
Our group likes Who Goes There?, but felt pretty meh about Outpost 31... this looks better, but the win conditions make me worry that there is no reason for the thing to sabotage, because keeping suspicion down is the best chances to get on board at the end, which makes it a win, no matter how many humans are on board.
It looks like a mashup of the two other games, but mostly Infection at Outpost 31.
It sounds interesting, but that final step of choosing who to let on board and one left behind human or more so one thing on board will have you loose the game kills it kinda. It gives the thing every reason to just play like the good guy (like for real), not even trying to sabotage, because their chances to get on board are high not having caused any suspicion throughout the game...
That's at least my first thoughts after watching this.
can deny this. Had a first game today and there seems to be little gameplay incentive for the Thing not to play "innocent", except that players can designate and massively vote, so that everyone's blood gets checked at least once. So I think in the end the Thing should rather play a mixed approach.
The idea that people have to keep a straight face is an integral part to the game is brutal.
If you don't want to get called out as the Thing...I think even a new player can wrap their heads around that.
@@maxwellschultz4784 you would be surprised. One slip up and the game can be ruined. All that setup haha
@@TheWisestofGuys Hahaha
Probably wouldnt like Battlestar Galactica then which I think this game is trying to emulate as well.
@@TheWisestofGuys Well, an outed thing is still in the game and can sabotage, so I wouldn't say it's killing the game right away.
Interesting. Just from this first impression i think Who Goes There? did it better. Time will tell.
Meh. Outpost 31 > Who Goes There. And this looks more like Outpost 31.
@@jaypob agree
In Who Goes There everyone starts out human and one person gets infected in play. I like that better because everyone starts out on an even ground and one person's strategy will change. That's better I think.
In Who Goes There everyone starts out human and one person gets infected in play. I like that better because everyone starts out on an even ground and one person's strategy will change. That's better I think.
I much prefer the idea that EVERYONE starts out as human, just as in the movie. Beginning as a monster and instantly forcing the drama makes this a hard pass for me.
I want to buy.. Where to get
Valid tactic as the thing seems to be to do your best acting human the whole game and get on that chopper or even get first on to that helicopter.
That happend to our party last time in tabletop simulator, thing win because he get invited to the copper. Easy win.
no, because other players can check everyon's blood given the time.
Isn’t this just another version of outpost 31?
Too many phases and at first glance it sounds confusing.
Think I’ll read the rule book couple times and make a decision after that.
and tell me pls because i cant decide yet because i own otpost 31 and dk if back this one
Sebastian Yañez well this will be different and possibly worth getting now as this can be played 1-8 players.
Outpost 31 was 4+ I think which is why I passed on it. I like that this can be solo, or co op as well. Interested to see how they pulled that off mechanically.
@@warpaint9385 thx for the information dude
Warpaint Do you think the lower player counts will keep the game interesting?
@@matthewraney6797 No, but at least u have an option to play when having lower player counts , so u cant say anymore : "sry we cant play the game because we need more"
I'll stick with Who goes there, thanks
There hasn’t been a good game of this movie and there never will be. Another PT Barnum production.
You can try ,,Stay Away'' board game, it doesnt have the licence to call the main evil as a thing but it is, and its my favourite game of all time.
I heard there is a print and play card game that’s considered to be really good. I believe you can find it on BGG
I get that this game is based on the movie which I love btw, but I don't think anything would have been lost if they had made a more diverse group of characters.
Corey Williams ...??? LoL
They can’t just invent characters. It’s a licensed IP. They will have very strict guidelines of what they can & can’t do. Usually that includes available characters. Not in the movie not happening.
@@silentassassin2000 yeah, I cannot speak to whether or not there was such an agreement, but in movies, characters are gender-bent, race-bent, etc. all the time. The main thing is you keep the essence of who the character is; imo, it would make the game more appealing across a larger demographic. I have seen a few games take backlash this year bc they lack representation, and the excuse that someone was just trying to be accurate to the history of the time or true to the source material usually doesn't suffice. I am not even a leftist, but it seems even for me, they possibly missed an opportunity here (assuming it were possible).
Corey Williams They can’t though. I read this all the time. I don’t think people understand licensing or IPs. It has nothing to do with representation.
The game will probably be 6months to a year late for various licensing approvals for things that ARE in the movie, never mind stuff that differs from the source.
Too many Phases (6 in all) and sub-phases, too many fiddly things like oil barrels, blocks, tokens, tracks, weather dice, etc.
The game has been over complicated with too many added mechanisms, do we really need another "Worker Placement" Game?
I find this abhorrent as it's an over-used mechanic in games because a designer wanted to add yet another dynamic to a game...why?
It almost seems like someone wanted to make this game play like Dead of Winter. This game strays from the theme sacrificing it for processes. I'll be keeping The Thing Outpost 31
its clear the designer wanted to add more complexity in this one and i hope this will be good, but for players who want a lightier game is outpost 31 like you said so maybe im keeping both
"worker placement"? There's nothing alike in the game.