Horrified Review - with Tom Vasel

Tom Vasel takes a look at this co op monster game! check it!
00:00 - Introduction
01:25 - Game overview
09:50 - Final thoughts
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[@CarloisBuriedAlive]

God bless Ravensburger for making this game gorgeous visually and making it playable for introverts and/or people with no available friends lol

[@LeoLewis]

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.

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[@Annarooski]

"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!

[@lt32p1]

My girlfriends and my first coop board game. Couldn't have made a better decision.

[@Y3sterdaysCub]

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

[@rickthompson3843]

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.

[@rockapellaman]

I see what you did there. Well played.

[@pixxelwizzard]

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.

[@riverOfWinds]

@ 11:38 - 'To defeat Dra-kay-la.' I couldn't help but chuckle. Great review. Thanks.

[@prosperohall9551]

Thank you for the video, Tom!

[@MDPExtreme]

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.)

[@savepointsgaming6941]

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.

[@darkclaw82]

I got a Pandemic vibe indeed, and that's a good thing. Love the art, definitely going in my collection.

[@Stinger420]

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.

[@darkclaw82]

@@Stinger420 Exactly, also "pay X amount of cards of the same color" remind me of Pandemic.

[@steventhompson4840]

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!

[@IronSalamander8]

This sounds neat and it's awesome that they're using classic monster movies. May have to grab it.

[@pirs]

Just bought this, cant wait to play it. Love Pandemic, the art of this and the theme.

[@SALmetalseven]

Awesome game! Picked it up last night. Can’t wait to play it again.

[@dr.masque2903]

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)

[@prosperohall9551]

This is such a great idea!

[@Teremei]

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.

[@Bosenbeck]

Horror Show is what got me into Iced Earth. Great album.

[@greenthousands]

Negative

[@samuelelias93]

My family just got this game and we can't wait for game night!

[@daem0nfaust]

Those images are very beautiful.

[@MicroRPG]

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.

[@DrMaquisapa]

I have my copy of Creature Features, a classic horror themed rip-off of Monopoly from the early to mid 70s. So great!

[@zachfriedrich6146]

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!

[@mrbastos]

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)

[@tjuggerboss8049]

Definitely on my radar!

[@rikhavok]

Looking forward to Horrified. BTW.. Love the new Gavel.

[@OSB911]

Not a theme that would draw me off the bat, but this looks really fun! It's going on my wishlist. Thanks, Tom.

[@WretchinWilson]

This seems like a perfect game to play after watching THE MONSTER SQUAD! That's one October weekend planned! 4 more to go!

[@raymondspogo]

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.

[@dstroyanddcoy1932]

One eyed willie you fool ( remember his name is a dick joke)

[@joshfrench5858]

raymondspogo I think your on to something there sir. 👍

[@XRay44]

You need to review Campy Creatures. Would love to hear your thoughts on that one.

[@derrickoakes4879]

Already pre-ordered !

[@jherrenor]

Sounds right up our alley. The game looks fun even before hearing the review.

[@ProfessorB.]

Which one do you prefer, this one or Pandemic Reign of Cthulhu?

[@RowantarotBlogspot]

I want this so much!

[@IamDarthMuller]

So excited to play this

[@daviddrayton8312]

I appreciate how he put air quotes around Frankenstein's "monster."

[@Aeternuss]

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

[@greybeard8012]

Great review thank you

[@christophersteele2531]

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!

[@ronnieballs8145]

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.

[@chrismurphy9932]

So Monster Squad the board game? Sounds awesome!

[@exodia1510]

Exactly! Caught myself singing it as he described it. M-M-M-MONSTER SQUAD!

[@xXSharkAttackxX]

Glad it wasn't just me who thought that

[@pixxelwizzard]

Mr. Alucard

[@ModernPlague]

"Wolfman's got nards!"

[@RottenDoctorGonzo]

"My name. Is Horace!"

[@RandomPerson-nd2ey]

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.

[@shady610]

This looks like a good one for my collection. I hope my flgs picks it up.

[@labyfan1313]

I love the classic Universal Monsters and this game looks really good. I'll definitely be picking up a copy.

[@bboi018]

Hi :D can we expect to see more reviews with the 3 of you guys?

[@nothing3376]

I miss Miami dice so much

[@MoriMemento117]

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.

[@guillermoz4914]

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.

[@reverandzombre3755]

great review, love this game

[@jayfarrell1598]

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").

[@bonorbitz]

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!

[@chiehlilee9224]

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.

[@SpaceTreeStudios]

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.

[@TheCHRISCaPWN]

I love this game! What are some other games that are similar?

[@JohnnyBeyondMagic]

I'm really excited for this! By the way... dig the digs! Looking very Dieselpunk! Speaking of which...

[@Merlandese]

The art is top notch.

[@1NaturalMystik1]

just ordered the game for halloween with the kids after trick-treating, thanks for the review

[@J.C._Armitage]

Looks pretty good. Now if only this game had an expansion that added a Giant Bat, Medusa & Death as possible enemies to defeat.

[@natelinhart114]

I've got to check this out at Gen Con now!

[@prosperohall9551]

Hey, Nate, thanks for watching the video. Were you able to check it out at Gen Con?

[@natelinhart114]

@@prosperohall9551 Unfortunately I never did ...... :(

[@prosperohall9551]

It is available in Target if you're still interested.

[@TheJimmy000]

this game looks really fun

[@danielmkubacki]

I love this game and play it a lot.

[@williamburke1731]

This could be quite an interesting game for me!

[@captainmofongo584]

I love the Universal Monsters, I wound up scooping this game today at Target.

[@dstroyanddcoy1932]

It’s true that the monsters are different difficulties if you check the instructions booklet each has a “complexity rating”

[@LuvzToLol21]

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.

[@Hulker69]

Makes you wanna throw on a Misfits album as you're playing it ...

[@Mailed-Knight]

Seems pretty cool.

[@theblart4196]

Prospero Hall is really hitting it out of the park lately

[@RoyMuns0n]

I wouldn't know because they haven't reviewed JAWS yet!

[@gottimighty]

I’ve played JAWS a few times and IMO, it’s a pretty solid game. Everyone in the group enjoys it.

[@mrdrofficer]

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.

[@prosperohall9551]

Thank you for the kind words, J Dubb! And thanks for watching the video. We hope to keep making games you enjoy.

[@destinchaos]

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.

[@richa7970]

I Agree Phantom of the Opera,Hunchback of Notre Dame Universal Monster Vs Universal Monster that would be amazing! Miniatures for Villagers & heroes!

[@fluffylee]

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.

[@citycboy]

The Fly my first thought after he said the game is good...

[@prosperohall9551]

Those are all really good ideas! Thanks for watching the video.

[@MultiRaider13]

Hopefully a Martian

[@fredoblong]

For some reason I thought this had miniatures and not standees...I was looking forward to painting them. Darn.

[@Qshafe]

The monsters are minis.

[@MadLadDesigns]

Where would you get it from (I'm in the UK)?

[@DeadVoivod]

Would like to know that too?? Or EU in general.

[@roysykes8529]

Me too! Any news yet?

[@annominous826]

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.

[@harleyludy6596]

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.

[@jawatrader6946]

This is the type of horror I like. I don't like it super dark like Sorcerer by White Wizard Games.

[@hokeeyau]

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.

[@rickyphoton]

Basically Eldritch Horror-lite, which is nice

[@jherrenor]

That's great for us. I haven't played Eldritch but likely never will as we never have time for long games.

[@patrickdumas224]

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.

[@steventurner6902]

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?

[@havindatadhd]

Your vest, hat, tie combo are on point in this vid my dude🤘🏻

[@jherrenor]

How do I buy this game? It doesn't seem available anywhere. I live in the UK.

[@djsmartyp]

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

[@jherrenor]

@@djsmartyp Cheers. the wait is unbearable :)

[@djsmartyp]

jherrenor agreed! I’m horrified I have to wait so long... 😂

[@roysykes8529]

Any news on the UK release? Really hoping to get this in time for Halloween 🎃 . Cheers

[@djsmartyp]

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

[@Pelcurus]

How long until there's a "Monster Squad" themed character expansion or promo?

[@thelastmotel]

Universal would have to get Shane Black to sign off for that, as that's his IP, not Universal's lol

[@Pelcurus]

@@thelastmotel I just meant one of those "spiritual" expansions.

[@thelastmotel]

@@Pelcurus Those can still get you sued lol

[@fireant202]

Looks like a great option to replace betrayal as my yearly Halloween game. Got a bit tired of that one.

[@Aeternuss]

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

[@HrabiaKaczula]

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.

[@RowantarotBlogspot]

Me, too!

[@thelastmotel]

End of August. If you're in the UK, keep an eye on the Smyth's toy store website

[@HrabiaKaczula]

@@thelastmotel Thanks. I will for sure.

[@thelastmotel]

@@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 :(

[@HrabiaKaczula]

@@thelastmotel Thank you for letting me know. That is a "horrific" news...I think I'll just import it from the States...

[@stevegold8070]

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.

[@Highwind452]

My Mummy figurine looks melted right out of the box. I'm in Australia and can't order a replacement piece here 😔

[@bmcneil112]

#Wonderful 😄

[@beaulong3270]

As of 1/7/21... picking up my copy at Walmart for $23.99. :)

[@holywarriorbear7720]

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.

[@holywarriorbear7720]

After watching this review, my image of this game has changed a lot. Now this seems interesting co-op experience.

[@prosperohall9551]

Thanks for watching the video! It was interesting to see your initial impressions and then your thoughts after watching the video.

[@alecratter9898]

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.

[@jon6car]

If you're winning every time maybe try fewer cards

[@alecratter9898]

@@jon6car We could try that but we actually lost pretty bad on Halloween lol

[@jon6car]

@@alecratter9898 I'm hoping they add some expansions like Dr. Jekyll/Mr. Hyde.

[@alecratter9898]

@@jon6car that'd be cool but I can't think of anyone else other than him and maybe phantom of the opera

[@Hedgehobbit]

I'd love a Universal Monster retheme of AH:TCG or, at least, one cycle that doesn't have Cthulhu in it.

[@nickglaza8485]

Is there a solo mode?

[@CrossoXoHair]

Sure is

[@MagCynic]

I hope this isn't sold out at GenCon.

[@ArnieHorta]

MagCynic this is already for sale at Target

[@MagCynic]

@@ArnieHorta Oh, well nevermind then.

[@hamnewman4895]

Very similar to Camp Grizzly. Not a bad thing.

[@nightbirdgames]

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.

[@12345678abracadabra]

Hmm reminds me of ghost stories

[@minuteman7897]

Hi

[@finalmentefunfou]

It seemed very similar to Pandemic.

[@eetuli85]

Arkham Horror met Pandemic and this popped out ten months later?

[@TiroDvD]

Yes when I read the overviews and reviews I just think "this is like Arkham Horror lite".

[@mianrowan]

You would think playing solo is hard enough but then they make you raise the threat level to 3 for solo play crazy.

[@michalpinkney4049]

When I play solo I just use 2 characters and keep the threat on one

[@saamgeuk]

This is universal studios so why Dracula don’t look like Bella Lugosi?

[@pixxelwizzard]

They may not be licensed to use his likeness in a game.

[@bobbymadjid5733]

took us 3 attempts to win the normal difficulty with 3 players

[@superpal8741]

Arkham horror for the family

[@lewisbrooks5788]

Just got this for Halloween,probably cancelled due to a certain pandemic which is ironic.

[@benjaminspears8488]

The art is amazing! The only thing that would have made the game better is character minis instead of standees.

[@Southfloridelphia]

The Monster and the Bride!