Ravensburger Horrified Games - Universal Monsters - Strategy Board Game - Boost Critical Thinking & Teamwork - Cooperative Gameplay - Unique Monster Challenges - 1 to 5 Players - Adults & Kids 10+

Got this as a birthday gift for 11 year old nephew. It was close to Halloween so the theme and timing were in sync. Played it with my brother and other nephew aged 6. My brother is pretty good at picking up game rules quickly so he helped teach us all how to play and we had fun! The game is complex but the rules were easy enough to grasp so the kids caught on quickly and even I did too. There are a lot of variables and you can pick different combinations of monsters as opponents. Each monster requires different methods and strategies to defeat them and you can raise difficulty by playing against more monsters as you get better at the game and seek more of a challenge. It was fun working together as a team and even though we started in the “easy” mode, it was not a slam dunk… it was definitely a challenge. Seemed to be a hit with my brother’s family and I think they will play it a lot.

I'm sixty-four. To me, board games are, "Life", "Pay Day", "Monopoly", etc... I was initially intimidated by this game. I'm used to rolling dice or using a spinner to play a board game. This game has players taking "actions" instead of rolling dice. The game is a cooperative game and takes a little time to setup, but it's very easy to setup. The game walked my wife, my granddaughter (ten-years-old), and me through what we needed to do. It went surprisingly smoothly. We enjoyed playing the game. The game beat us the first time but we won the next game. The game is great for having everyone work together to defeat the monsters. I had searched for reviews of starter/gateway family games and, "Horrified", was always listed with every search. I understand why now. I highly recommend this game. Granddaughter also approves.

I really like this game. I ordered it for a gift I. The past and now ordered it again as a gift for someone else. I’m looking forward to being able to play it again. I’m not a big tabletop gamer but this is definitely fun to play. It took me and 1 other person about 2 hours to complete a round against 2 monsters. If it was just 1 it would have taken half that time. It has all the classic universal monsters and side characters from the movies. The instructions are easy to follow. It’s a high quality game and worth the price tag for sure.

This is a cooperative game where all players collaborate to defeat the monsters. I prefer these games as easier to teach and everyone is a winner (or loser together). I really like this game. Not too difficult to learn but the game mechanics keep the game fun and challenging. I would recommend this game for ages 10 and up. This game has solid art on the board, and cards, and pieces (called items). There are also pieces for the characters that are simple plastic (dracula, frankenstein, bride of Frankenstein, invisible man, and the wolf man. Nothing fancy but totally fine. My only recommendation would to use better card stock. Not bad, but some games have more solid feeling card stock. Overall the developer did a nice job with the overall components, themes, and art. Lastly, the actions and instructions are generally easy to understand. I enjoy this game and theme.

I'm not a fan of "coop" type games. Most are designed in such a way that an "alpha" gamer type will usually surface and bend everyone else to their will. That doesn't happen so much with Horrified. Somehow, they've managed to design a game that discourages that style of play while being fun. It's currently the only coop game I'll willingly play. As a bonus it has a solo mode that's excellent. The theme is very well done and integrated into the game play - a rarity in this age of pasted on themes. The graphics and game play evoke the feel of the old Universal horror movies with tension from chasing, or being chased by, the monsters. It's very easy to learn as well as teach making it a very good choice for group gatherings or times when you want to play a game but most of the people present are just not "heavy" gamer types. With a maximum of 5 players it's not a true "party game" but works quite well in such settings. I've played a half dozen games solo and 4 more with 1 or 2 other players. Games were done with the recommended "easy" variant (2 monsters) for the first game or two but quickly moved to "standard" (3 monsters) as we quickly figured out 2 monsters is a cake-walk. Fighting 3 monsters is better but we've not yet lost a game and none have been in danger of being lost. With that in mind, we feel 3 monsters is great for novice players as long as they have a more experienced gamer as a guide. Our next game will be with 4 monsters. The solo game feels just a bit more difficult than with more players but not significantly so. Due to the recommended random monster and hero pulls you can get lots of variety in the games. We've yet to find a hero combo that's just not that good, even with the "lesser" ones. Some of the heroes almost feel overpowered (especially one who can "bounce" around the board at will as a special power). The biggest con I have is the quality of the miniatures. While they *look* good they're rather cheaply made. Something along the line of a cheaper plastic army guy. Several of ours came bent. While this can easily be fixed it's the cheap, thin, plastic that's the ultimate cause. The player pieces and "villagers" are standees (and really should have been plastic as well). I'm not a fan of standees. However, these are thicker cardboard and fit tightly into their stands. As long as you put them in their base and leave them alone I don't foresee any issues. The box really needs a better insert to properly hold the various components. It's OK but just OK. You'll want to bag some things and sleeve the cards. At least the card storage part of the box is large enough to accommodate sleeved cards. Player/hero boards, items, and standees are thicker cardboard and there's a nice velour type drawstring bag for the items (they're put on the board via blind draw). The monster "boards" are the thickness of a standard playing card. It'd have been nice if these, too, were cardboard. The cards for the game are fairly standard playing card style - no linen finish (and you'll want to sleeve them for easier shuffling). The solo mode is very fun and requires only slight changes for play. Essentially there's a hero you don't use and 2 "perk" cards you either remove or just draw again should they surface during play. No "automa" player/setup/guide needed. It plays identically to multi-player games. 4 stars as experienced/eurogamer types may find it a bit simplistic and too easy at the "standard" level and several of the components could be better. Highly recommended for anyone looking for a fun family or gateway game.

This si not a children's game, but there's nothing horrifying in it--it's all good fun. Definite cooperative strategy. Takes a little learning (especially for some people) but definitely not overly complex.

El juego de horrified es uno de los juegos cooperativos más divertidos que conozco. En primer lugar, la temática no está “pegada” como en otros juegos, por lo que es altamente temático en cuanto a los monstruos y sus mecánicas, así como los investigadores y aldeanos. De verdad se siente que los monstruos están persiguiéndote y acosando al pueblo en cada turno. La jugabilidad es muy buena también, ya que usualmente en tu turno tienes múltiples opciones que hacer, pero todos los jugadores están involucrados, por lo que a pesar de que puedan ser turnos algo largos, todo mundo está opinando. En cuanto a la dificultad, está la puedes ajustar, pero en lo personal 3 monstruos me parece la mejor, principalmente porque 2 se me hace demasiado fácil, con 3 será muy difícil ganar, pero si lo haces se siente como cuando le ganas a un jefe muy difícil en un juego. Jugando así casi siempre se pierde, pero no por el juego en sí, sino por el factor humano, y es que, aunque a veces para algunos sea muy claro lo que hay que hacer, al final la gente hace lo que quiere y al ser cooperativo el juego cada jugada que no lo sea te alejará de la victoria. Tocante a su re jugabilidad, a pesar de que no sean tantos enemigos ni cartas con sus acciones y que el mapa no cambie, el juego permanece fresco a pesar de jugarlo a menudo, principalmente porque no sabes en qué orden saldrán las cartas de acción de los monstruos o de aparición de personajes. Lo he jugado ya más de 20 veces y sigue sin aburrirme, aunque claro, no es el único que juego ni siempre. Finalmente, un par de puntos a tomar en cuenta es que para algunas personas el juego puede ser estresante porque hay que estar hablando y planeando todo el tiempo. Adicional a eso, un factor muy desagradable que se puede suscitar y que depende de tus compañeros de juego es el efecto líder, es decir, que sí en tu grupo de juegos hay una persona que sea muy mandona (y mal educada al no dejar a los demás hacer lo que quieren) esta podrá casi tomar el control del juego y que éste se convierta en más bien SU juego y todo se haga como dice. Jugar con alguien así, en este y cualquier juego cooperativo es horrible. Para mitigar un poco esto yo suelo agregar durante la explicación que si bien todos podemos y debemos cooperar y dar nuestra opinión durante el juego, la responsabilidad última de qué hacer es del jugador en turno y éste puede o no hacer caso a lo que los demás han dicho y los demás tendrán que aceptarlo. En general me ha funcionado. En conclusión este juego es divertido, fácil de sacar a mesa, con una persona que sepa inglés basta y permanecerá fresco bastante tiempo. Entre más cooperativas sean las personas con quienes juegas más lo disfrutarás, en caso contrario, puede que no tanto. P. D. Pintar las miniaturas le agrega un plus al juego y además es muy entretenido!

mto bom, bem divertido

This game is so much fun to play, and easy to learn. It says ages 10 and up but my 7 year old can sort of play along with help - and given that it is a collaborative game, that works well and means she can enjoy it too. I like that you can change the difficulty simply by adding more monsters or ones that are harder to defeat or you can make it fun by randomising which ones you play with. Its so versatile and when I've played with friends they've bought a copy of their own as they were impressed with it too. Its not one of those games that is impossible to win at but even a skilled player can face the hand of fate and lose. Definite replayability.

After a few power outages I thought I would try to figure out what else I can do at home by myself without electricity that isn't reading. I ended up looking up board games you can play solo and this is one that fell onto my radar. I've now played it by myself and with others and it's a lot of fun! The Universal Monsters theme doesn't hurt either, since I'm a fan of these old movies. Each monster has its own unique challenges, as do each of the playable characters. A lot of thought has definitely gone into this game. The board and pieces all look great and are good quality. It's easy to learn for the most part. We had a question or 2 about a couple of minor things, but you pick it up pretty quickly as you play. Despite the theme, there's nothing particularly scary about it, so I don't see why it couldn't be played with any age, as long as they can follow the instructions. Good replay value because you decide which monsters to include and how many. The difficulty level is also changeable for the same reason (too easy playing against 2 monsters? Try 3. Having trouble against 2? Try 1). Highly recommended!

Easy to teach, monsters can be combined in various ways. Fun for the whole family