Beschrijving
The Ting: The Boardgame
The Thing is a game that mixes different mechanisms to create an experience that is as faithful as possible to that of the original film. It is a “hidden role” game, in which one player is initially the Thing and the others players are humans. The purpose of the Thing is to infect others, to prevent the survivors from escaping from the base, or to try to escape with them by behaving as a human.
Gameplay
In addition to these elements, players also have to manage Outpost 31. On the map are the same rooms as seen in the film. Each of these rooms allows players to perform a different action. Human players have to feed themselves and keep the boiler and the generator on to avoid being in the cold and dark. They will also be able to perform blood tests. These mimic of course the film’s most iconic scene. The Thing will try to sabotage these places to make life difficult for humans…or not. This is a way to camouflage itself among the humans. In turn this will provide changes to infect them when the perfect opportunity presents itself.
Summarised
The goal of the game designers was to bring the same personal emotions and paranoia that the protagonists of the film experienced to the gaming table. They really seem to have succeed in this. Especially given the fact that the alien can operate in different ways during the game. Even when discovered the Thing can still wreak havoc among the other players and win the game.
