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2019 Ranked #6,585

Shy Monsters

This asymmetric bluffing game has a dungeon master arrange shy monsters while a hero tries to escape alive. Monsters only attack from favored locations, so both sides must read the dungeon structure and exploit its special actions.

Bluffing Deduction Tile Placement Players: Two-Player Only Games

Players

2

Play time

10-15 min

Age

10+

Complexity

1.22/5

Rating

6.70

Harder to teach Highly interactive Deep strategy

Overview

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ABG editorial scores on a 1–5 scale.

Teachability 2.3/5

Harder to teach

Replay value 4.0/5

High replayability

Interaction 3.8/5

Highly interactive

Player scaling 4.4/5

Scales well

Strategic depth 4.7/5

Deep strategy

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How it plays

How does it play?

Shy Monsters (Mutlose Monster) is an asymmetric bluffing game for two players in which a player builds a dungeon and their opponent tries to escape from it. The Dungeon Master leads a band of shy monsters.

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Shy Monsters (Mutlose Monster) is an asymmetric bluffing game for two players in which a player builds a dungeon and their opponent tries to escape from it. The Dungeon Master leads a band of shy monsters. Make sure to respect their favourite places in the dungeon, otherwise they will not attack the Hero. The Hero must properly decipher the dungeon’s structure and use its special actions soundly to escape from it alive.

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Play and group

Players
2
Best with
2
Play time
10–15 min
Age
10+
Complexity
1.2/5
Credits and catalog connections

Credits

Designers

1
Sandro Dall'Aglio

Artists

1
Christine Alcouffe

Publishers

1
Ôz Editions

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