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Plaid Hat Games  |  SKU: PH3200

Abomination: The Heir of Frankenstein

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Description
Designer Dan Blanchett
Publisher Plaid Hat Games
Players 2-4
Playtime 90-180 mins
Suggested Age 13 and up

It's been twenty years since Victor Frankenstein died on a ship in the arctic, but his vengeful creature lives on, as does Robert Walton, the sea captain who vowed to kill the fiend before mercy stayed his hand. It's now 1819, and a sinister darkness descends upon the city of Paris. A mysterious benefactor of gigantic stature has emerged in the scientific community, never showing his face, claiming to possess the late Frankenstein's research. He sponsors a grand competition, offering an even grander prize: unlocking the mystery of mortality!

Renowned scientists from around the world come to take part: some drawn to solve this eternal riddle, others coerced against their will. But a certain captain comes as well, one deeply suspicious of the secretive patron, hoping to finally fulfill his vow.

Abomination: The Heir of Frankenstein is a competitive game of strategic monster building for 2-4 players, inspired by Mary Shelley's classic novel of gothic horror. In the game, the creature demands your help to accomplish what his own creator would not: to bring to life an abomination like itself, a companion to end its miserable solitude. Through worker placement and careful management of decomposing resources, you'll gather materials from the cemeteries and morgues around the city, conduct valuable research at the Academy of Science, hire less-than-reputable associates, and toil away in your lab — all in an effort to assemble a new form of life and infuse it with a "spark of being". Do well, and the creature may reward you during one of its surprise visits; do poorly, and you may come to regret not putting forth more effort. Narrative elements come into play throughout the game, guided by your decisions, leading to potentially unsavory outcomes.

The game ends when you succeed in bringing your creation to life or when the Captain kills the creature, whichever happens first. Then the player with the most points fulfills Frankenstein's dark legacy, becoming his heir, for good or ill...

—description from the publisher

Customer Reviews

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Vu Nguyen
Theme Theme Them......and great mechanics!!!

A very enjoyable worker placement game with great mechanics. The game's theme is very strong throughout all aspects of the game. Be warned the subject and art is not for the squeamish.

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Fernanda Gomes
Wonderfully Thematic And Immersive Worker Placement Game

This game has a bit of a learning curve. It can be a bit intimidating to get to the table, but only because there is so much going on. Watching a how to play video before your first game definitely helps, and after the first round you will be very familiar with all of the different mechanisms. The game really shines with the integration of theme into a multi-layered worker placement environment. Your primary mission is to collect body parts (which can be done several ways according to different worker placement spots with varying moral implications) & animate them but you must also keep those body parts fresh while juggling your humanity, reputation & expertise. Games can run a bit long but gameplay remains exciting, There are 2 variants available on Boardgame Geek to shorten gameplay if you prefer.

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Corey Whelen

Loved it! A delightful and frightful game, maybe my new favourite worker placement!

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Adam Tuck
A great spooky time

This is a really excellent worker placement game from Plaid Hat. Piecing together your creature and trying to animate as many points as you can out of it is very fun. I especially enjoy the management of the three different main traits/dials (humanity, reputation, and expertise), because they strongly affect your worker placement. Also love how you mainly upgrade your existing workers to give them an edge instead of just collecting more workers to place. The theme is fantastic and definitely morbid - you'll want to make sure you and your players are okay with a lot of chatter about all your dead bodies and where to go and find the most fresh and useful body parts.

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Derric Poulin
Amazing game!

Love it. Great game. Stunning visual. Really fun. Flows nicely. In my to 10 games of all time easily. Pulling this one out every year for Halloween for sure.
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