Imagine ‘Scream,’ but with Ghostface being a fan of board games instead of horror movies. Using phrases like “Go directly to jail without passing go” and asking Trivial Pursuit questions before offing his victims. Does that sound good (more or less)? Well, Funko has decided to give us what we deserve: a ‘Scream’ board game that can be played in 20 minutes and leaves a trail of corpses behind. Do you like horror board games, Sidney?
I’m making popcorn
Okay, yes, having a game based on the most famous horror franchise of the last decades is great, even if the game itself… isn’t. Besides the game pieces, it offers an app to keep track of everything happening and receive calls from the killer: if players (from 3 to 8) can discard certain cards before time runs out – or they die – they win. If someone dies or time runs out, they lose.
The creators are, as we said, Funko, so one can only hope they put more effort into it than creating the lively pupils of the dolls that made them famous. The best part? The game moves so quickly that you don’t have time to think with the pressure of death looming over you from the moment the phone rings. Yes, it’s a simple game. And yes, it will keep you excited until the end. Courtesy doesn’t negate bravery.
Throughout the game, Ghostface will call several times to kill you unless you show him certain cards. Capricious, the psychokiller. If you don’t have the cards, he’ll kill you. Meanwhile, you’ll have to keep getting cards from your fellow players to complete the scenarios where he can stalk you. Did you complete them? Great, Woodsboro is safe for another year. Didn’t manage to? Well, off to the graveyard.
It’s a perfect game for before heading out (or for staying in and watching a horror movie marathon) on Halloween. The downside is that it hasn’t arrived in Spain yet, and you have to get it through import. The good part, though, is that it costs 17 euros and comes with a beautiful figurine of the killer. For once, it’s worth getting scared.
