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Monster Maker 30th Anniversary Remake Edition

This is the 30th anniversary remake of the homonymous game, originally released in 1988. The gameplay is basically the same, but the rules have been revised and simplified for a more streamlined experience. The players assume the roles of adventurers with the ability to summon mo...

Players

2-6

Time

30-60

Age

8+

Weight

1

Rating

6.38

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Moderate interaction

Teach 2.3

Teaching signal

Replay 4.0

High replayability

Interaction 3.6

Highly interactive

Scaling 4.0

Scales well

Strategy 4.5

Deep strategy

Control 3.5

More strategic control

Table feel

Moderate interaction

Replay value

The Monster Maker 30th Anniversary Remake Edition has a high replayability score due to its high variability, strategic depth, and adaptability to different player counts. The game offers fresh experiences each time it is played, with the availability of expansions adding new content and gameplay elements. The game allows players to improve their strategies over time, and the player interaction and scalability aspects contribute to a consistently engaging experience. While the game may not be the easiest to learn, it strikes a balance between ease of learning and depth of gameplay.

Luck profile

The Monster Maker 30th Anniversary Remake Edition has a moderate influence of luck. Random elements have a notable but not exclusive impact on the game outcome. Players have substantial ability to mitigate randomness through strategic decisions and planning. The game outcome is primarily determined by player strategy and decisions, with luck playing a minor role.

Overview

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This is the 30th anniversary remake of the homonymous game, originally released in 1988. The gameplay is basically the same, but the rules have been revised and simplified for a more streamlined experience. The players assume the roles of adventurers with the ability to summon monsters. They delve into the dungeons, aiming to lay their hands on treasures and return safely, while hindering the progression of other players by summoning monsters into their ways. Of course, there is more hidden in the corners of the underground labyrinths! The heroes might encounter helpful characters, find powerful weapons and items, but they might stumble into traps and other nasty obstacles as well. Additional information: Monster Maker is a quite popular franchise in Japan, which became a considerably extensive fantasy universe over the years. It expanded into RPG, boardgames, collectible card games, videogames, novels, comics and manga as well.

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Credits

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Designers

1
Ginichiro Suzuki

Artists

2
Tsutomu Dejima (?? ?) Kugatsuhime

Publishers

1
Arclight Games

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