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The Thing: The Boardgame

2021-12-27T09:14:41-05:00

Vendor: Ares Games
Type: Board Games
Price: 52.95

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
Additional Info	295293/thing-boardgame http://boardgamegeek.com/boardgame/295293/thing-boardgame/forums/63

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.

The Thing: Norwegian Outpost

2021-12-27T09:14:40-05:00

Vendor: Pendragon Game Studio
Type: Board Games
Price: 42.95

Designer	Giuseppe Cicero Andrea Crespi
Publisher	Pendragon Game Studio
Players	1-8
Playtime	60-90 mins
Suggested Age	14 and up
Expansion for	The Thing: The Boardgame
Accessory	The Thing: Norwegian Outpost Miniatures Set
Additional Info	321016/thing-norwegian-outpost http://boardgamegeek.com/boardgame/321016/thing-norwegian-outpost/forums/63

This expansion for The Thing - The Boardgame allows you to experience the events that happened at Thule Station, the Norwegian station where it all began! As for the 1982 version, the expansion lets you relive the tensest moments from the story, transporting you into the cinematic film!

The core element of the game is based on the emulation properties of the Thing, which will hide its identity under a blanket of fake humanity, but with substantial differences in the way they interact with the game and with your feelings.

Here are the key points of the expansion:

A new board, new characters, and new materials.
A new end game condition represented by the escape of the dog that will arrive at Outpost 31. IF this happens, you can play your next game of the 1982 version with a pack leader dog (a dog that behaves differently throughout the game).
A new element in the game: teeth! The Thule Station crew discovers that the Alien cannot assimilate and duplicate metal parts, so dental fillings become a way to find out if a person is definitely human, but not if they are alien. The test with the wire and the flamethrower disappears and flashlights are added with which it will be possible to carry out a test and look at the teeth of the other characters, checking for the presence or lack of fillings.
A new location is available for the Thing: The UFO! It represents the last hope of escape for the Thing, as in the movie. The final confrontation with any remaining humans will take place here. Of course, this is only an option, and just like the dog escape mentioned above, it doesn't necessarily happen! Everything will depend on your behavior, as you can win or lose in many ways!

In the 2011 film, as soon as they found out what's going on, people's behavior becomes more selfish, trying by all means to save their own lives. We therefore decided to try to include the possibility of a solitary escape, an element that will bring the level of distrust to the maximum! This also brings new mechanics, such as the ability to voluntarily sabotage vehicles even if you are human.
The expansion will contain: a new board, new characters, new cards and new tokens.

—description from the publisher

The Thing: Human Miniatures Set

2021-12-27T09:14:39-05:00

Vendor: Ares Games
Type: Board Games
Price: 28.95

The Thing – The Boardgame is an intense game experience for 1-8 players based on the 1982 cult movie directed by John Carpenter. It is a game that mixes different mechanics to create an experience that is as faithful as possible to that of the original movie.

The Thing: Human miniatures expansion contains a set of eight highly detailed character miniatures, to use in place of the Characters standees you can find into the base game box.

These miniatures represent the 8 main characters seen in the movie, such as MacReady or Doctor Blair.

Using these Character miniatures in place of the standees enriches the game, giving it a more scenic aspect and a stronger impact to the gameplay.

The Thing: Norwegian Outpost Miniatures Set

2021-12-27T09:14:39-05:00

Vendor: Ares Games
Type: Board Games
Price: 53.95

The Thing – Norwegian Outpost is an intense game experience for 4 to 8 players based on the 2011 prequel to the cult movie, expanding The Thing - The Boardgame with a new setting and new rules.

The Thing: Norwegian Miniatures Set includes eight character miniatures and their character sheets, to expand your choice of characters when playing The Thing - The Boardgame, adding to the game the main protagonists of the 2011 movie, such as Sam Carter or Doctor Sander.

It also enhances the experience of playing with the Norwegian Outpost expansion, using these highly detailed character miniatures to replace the character standees you canfind inside the expansion.

The set also includes a new (and scary!) The Thing miniature.

The Thing: Alien Miniatures Set

2021-12-27T09:14:37-05:00

Vendor: Ares Games
Type: Board Games
Price: 28.95

The Thing: Alien miniatures expansion contains a set of four highly detailed Alien miniatures, to use in place of the Alien standees you can find into the base game box.

These miniatures represent the 4 stages of evolution of The Thing, with some iconic shapes seen in the movie, such as the Spider-Head or the Norris-Thing.

Using these Alien miniatures in place of Alien standees enriches the game giving it a more scenic aspect and a stronger impact to the gameplay.