Overview
At a glance
Is this game right for my group?
ABG editorial scores on a 1–5 scale.
Harder to teach
High replayability
Highly interactive
Scales well
Deep strategy
How it plays
How does it play?
A group of scientists have discovered an abandoned laboratory belonging to the old doctor Swindle. To their great astonishment, they stumbled upon three mutated young monsters retained in the depths of the laboratory!
Core mechanisms
Key systems that shape the decisions players make.
Grid Movement
Move pieces between adjacent spaces on a regular grid.
Variable Player Powers
Each player has different abilities, restrictions, or strategic advantages.
Cooperative Game
Players coordinate their actions toward a shared objective and win or lose together.
Team-Based Game
Players compete in fixed teams and coordinate toward a shared team result.
Read the full game description
A group of scientists have discovered an abandoned laboratory belonging to the old doctor Swindle. To their great astonishment, they stumbled upon three mutated young monsters retained in the depths of the laboratory! They decided to keep them. The Scientists move their pawns on the board to designated fields. The player who controls the monster has a mobile device, which is the main tool of the game. They move around the same fields as the Scientists, but their movement can only be detected on a screen. In Roar! Catch the Monster, the players take on the role of the clever Scientists and the running Monster! The board presents a city divided into numerous districts and buildings. Each of these places gives out a characteristic sound to which the Scientists have to listen in order to catch their monsters. The Scientists move their pawns on the board to designated fields. The player who controls the monster has a mobile device, which is the main tool of the game. They move around the same fields as the Scientists, but their movement can only be detected on a screen. The monster has to fulfill its mission before it's captured by the Scientists. Within the mission the monster has to stand in the immediate vicinity of a given place. Together, the Scientists have to guess the current whereabouts of the monster using only the sound played by the mobile device after it completes its move. Using their skills, the players try to predict the route taken by the elusive Monster and catch it before it causes trouble!