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Slaughterville

For anyone who ever said to a horror movie: Don’t go in there! Now they can live those, oftentimes poor, choices. While you and your friends are taking a vacation in Slaughterville, a great evil awakens just to ruin your day. Slaughterville will take players on a thrilling advent...

Players

1-6

Time

60-120

Age

14+

Weight

3

Rating

6.44

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Slaughterville has a high level of direct confrontation and strategic depth in confrontation. Players need to frequently pay attention to and react to each other's actions. However, there is less emphasis on cooperation in the game.

Teach 2.4

Teaching signal

Replay 3.9

High replayability

Interaction 3.7

Highly interactive

Scaling 4.0

Scales well

Strategy 4.5

Deep strategy

Control 2.2

Luck-sensitive

Table feel

Slaughterville has a high level of direct confrontation and strategic depth in confrontation. Players need to frequently pay attention to and react to each other's actions. However, there is less emphasis on cooperation in the game.

Replay value

Slaughterville has a high replayability score due to its high variability gameboard, impactful expansions, deep strategic possibilities, and good scalability. The game offers fresh experiences each time it is played, allowing players to discover new tactics and strategies. The presence of expansions adds new content and gameplay elements, further enhancing the replay value. The game adapts well to different player counts without compromising its appeal or balance. While it may not be the easiest game to learn, it offers enough depth to keep players engaged.

Luck profile

Slaughterville has a low influence of luck. While random elements like dice rolls or card draws do play a role in determining the game outcome, players have substantial ability to mitigate randomness through strategic decisions and planning. The game heavily relies on player strategy and decisions, with luck playing a minor role.

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For anyone who ever said to a horror movie: Don’t go in there! Now they can live those, oftentimes poor, choices. While you and your friends are taking a vacation in Slaughterville, a great evil awakens just to ruin your day. Slaughterville will take players on a thrilling adventure through the fictional town that just happens to be host to numerous supernatural and horrific events. Yet still, it remains a popular vacation spot for college students looking for a good time. Playing as one of the typical horror movie staples, the player will interact with one of the main locations in Slaughterville in an effort to find the Clues necessary to stop the Villain from winning and ruining their summer plans. Players will travel through portions of the town represented as separate boards. As they encounter each space, they will draw a card and react to the events on the card. Ultimately, through this interaction, they will gather the materials and Clues necessary to finally defeat the Villain! Slaughterville is a game of exploration and atmosphere for 1-6 players.

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Designers

1
Christopher Brown

Artists

2
Christopher Brown George Rubio

Publishers

2
(Self-Published) (Web published)

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