Table feel
Moderate level of direct confrontation and strategic depth, with high frequency of interaction. Limited emphasis on cooperation.
Rich game profile
Shadow Hunters
Shadow Hunters is a survival board game set in a devil-filled forest in which three groups of characters—the Shadows, creatures of the night; the Hunters, humans who try to destroy supernatural creatures; and the Neutrals, civilians caught in the middle of this ancient battle—str...
Players
4-8
Time
?-?
Age
10+
Weight
1.82
Rating
6.82
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Moderate level of direct confrontation and strategic depth, with high frequency of interaction. Limited emphasis on cooperation.
Teach
2.4
Teaching signal
Replay
4.0
High replayability
Interaction
3.7
Highly interactive
Scaling
4.0
Scales well
Strategy
4.5
Deep strategy
Control
3.0
Luck-sensitive
Replay value
Shadow Hunters has a high replayability score due to its variability in gameboard, expansions, strategic depth, player interaction, scalability, and moderate easiness to learn.
Luck profile
The final luck score for Shadow Hunters is 6, indicating a balanced mix of luck and strategy. The game outcome is influenced by random elements such as dice rolls and card draws, but players have substantial ability to mitigate randomness through strategic decisions and planning. While luck plays a significant role, player strategy and decisions also have a notable impact on the game outcome.
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What ABG knows about this game
Shadow Hunters is a survival board game set in a devil-filled forest in which three groups of characters—the Shadows, creatures of the night; the Hunters, humans who try to destroy supernatural creatures; and the Neutrals, civilians caught in the middle of this ancient battle—struggle against each other to survive. You belong to one of these groups and must conceal your identity from others since you don't know whom you can trust—at least not initially. Over time, though, someone might decipher who you are through your actions or through Hermit cards, or you might even reveal yourself to use your special ability. The key to victory is to identify your allies and enemies early because once your identity is revealed, your enemies will attack with impunity using their special abilities like Demolish, Teleport, and Suck Blood or their equipment cards such as the Rusty Broad Ax or Fortune Brooch. This ancient battle comes to a head and only one group will stand victorious—or a civilian, in the right circumstances, might claim victory. The 2011 edition of Shadow Hunters from Z-Man Games includes the Shadow Hunters: Expansion, a set of ten new characters previously sold separately.
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Designers
1
Yasutaka Ikeda
Artists
4
Naoki Fukuda (????)
Gunter Grossholz
Gou Ikeda
Hiroyuki Imahori
Publishers
1
Game Republic, Inc.
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