Monstrite

Produce monsters for battle

Monsters are the latest hype for business and show business, but their creators want to rule the world with them. The first phase of the game is the production part for production and selling of monsters. You can add a new machine, or use machines and energy + Monstrite to produce a monster or, using Monstrite + another monster, to produce special white or black monsters. Another option is to provide energy, sell monsters for points according to contract cards or draw Monstrite from the bag. When the end of phase condition is triggered - last Monstrite token was drawn or there is no more Monstrite of a specific color or the last contract of a stack has been completed - you fight in the Final Battle part of the game.

First, you take - in descending order of positions on the track - monster tokens of your choice from the three areas Factory, Entertainment and Arena, depending on your position on the track. Then you fight for the battle card on display and already see the card for the next battle. You take between zero and five monsters in hand, reveal them and the monsters you bid are accorded strength in relation to the current battle card. Then you decide if you continue to fight or withdraw and can use trick cards - you can play one or two and they can have effects on yourself, or on another player, or on all players. After five such battles you win with most points from both parts of the game.

Chance, chance, chance and a high potential for frustration, as phase one can be over too quickly if too many players draw Monstrite; the trick cards render the bidding even more unpredictable.

Players: 2-5

Age: 10+

Time: 90+

Designer: Riccardo Remo Appino, Pierluca Zizzi

Artist: Mario Barbati, Tim Huesken

Price: ca. 45 Euro

Publisher: Stratelibri / Giochi Uniti 2018

Web: www.giochiuniti.it

Genre: Swap, bid

Users: With friends

Version: multi

Rules: en it

In-game text: no

Comments:

Lots of chance

Relatively little tactic

Trick cards are too powerful

Compares to:

Exchange games with an auction element

Other editions:

Currently none

Chance (pink): 3

Tactic (turquoise): 1

Strategy (blue): 0

Creativity (dark blue): 0

Knowledge (yellow): 0

Memory (orange): 0

Communication (red): 0

Interaction (brown): 3

Dexterity (green): 0

Action (dark green): 0