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Wandered into another game store and sat to see what was up.
A young dude pulled out a game called "Beast" and 3 of us joined.
https://boardgamegeek.com/boardgame/281549/beast
One dude runs the "Beast" and three of us were hunting him. It had a Fury of Dracula feel:
https://boardgamegeek.com/boardgame/181279/fury-of-dracula-thirdfourth-edition
This game had a lot of options for what the Beast was. As the hunters impacted the Beast, we gained Special Action Tokens when we did things that irritated the beast and the beast gained Special Action Tokens when he did things that irritated us. There's a back story there but you would need more than one play.
Beast kicked our arses as we fumbled for how to play. We figured it out towards the end and had a finale of sorts. Not down to a single roll but we could see our mistakes.
It was a pretty game ... big with lots of components. Perhaps 25% too complicated but a few plays and it would be competitive.
Fun game. Fun gamers. What is there not to like?
Hunt the Beast when you can.
Yours,
IronConrad
25-May-2025