Global Gamers – Details, episodes & analysis

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Ed and Ryan round out October by reviewing Betrayal at House on the Hill, a spook-worthy cooperative game where players explore a creepy old mansion tile by tile until the house's sinister influence turns one player against the rest.

BGG Page: https://boardgamegeek.com/boardgame/10547/betrayal-house-hill

Designer: Bruce Glassco

Artists: Dennis Crabapple McClain, Christopher Moeller, and Peter Whitley

Publisher: Avalon Hill

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On the fourth Tuesday of October, Ed and Ryan review Carnival of Monsters, a card drafting game that lets players compete to build the most extensive menagerie of magical beasts and mythical creatures.

BGG Page: https://boardgamegeek.com/boardgame/231484/carnival-monsters

Designer: Richard Garfield

Artists: Loïc Billiau, Martin Hoffmann, Dennis Lohausen, Michael Menzel

Publisher: Amigo Games

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In week 2 of an October chockful of spooky tabletop games, Ed and Ryan review Horrified, a campy co-op game that lets players team up to confront a gauntlet of storied monsters from Dracula and Frankenstein to the Invisible Man and the Creature from the Black Lagoon.

BGG Page: https://boardgamegeek.com/boardgame/282524/horrified

Designer: Prospero Hall

Artist: Prospero Hall

Publisher: Ravensburger

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In week 1 of a month loaded with spooky boardgames, Ed and Ryan review Mysterium, a cooperative game that gives the murder whodunit a fresh coat of paint. One player plays as the "Ghost" and uses visual clues to help the others guess the identity of the killer.

BGG Page: https://boardgamegeek.com/boardgame/181304/mysterium

Designers: Oleksandr Nevskiy and Oleg Sidorenko

Artists: Igor Burlakov, Xavier Collette, Oleksandr Nevskiy, and Oleg Sidorenko

Publisher: Z-Man Games

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This week, Ed and Ryan review Jamey Stegmaier's magnum opus--Scythe. This area control game explores an alternate post-World War I history in idyllic pastoral landscapes populated with intrepid explorers and smog-belching mechs.

BGG Page: https://boardgamegeek.com/boardgame/169786/scythe

Designer: Jamey Stegmaier

Artists: Jakub Rozalski

Publisher: Stonemaier Games

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This week, Ed and Ryan review Viscounts of the West Kingdom by Garphill Games. This final entry in the West Kingdom Trilogy game gives players a chance to compete for influence as the king's power over his realm declines.

BGG Page: https://boardgamegeek.com/boardgame/296151/viscounts-west-kingdom

Designer: Shem Philipps and SJ MacDonald

Artists: Mihajlo Dimitrievski

Publisher: Garphill Games

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