The Thing: The Boardgame

Resolve all Encounters after everyone has moved and submitted an Action Card, but before the Leader assigns any Active Cards. Encounters involving Exposed Aliens are resolved first, followed by all other Encounters (Rulebook, pp. 8–9).

No. Each player checks exactly one Contagion Token from one other participant of their choice, not one from everyone else. After checking, the player advances their Suspicion Disk one space and secretly updates their Role Card (Rulebook, p. 10).

No. After a Character performs an action, that Character is laid down and cannot receive another Action Card that round. The Leader decides which eligible standing Character receives each card and may stop before playing all the cards (Rulebook, p. 11).

With two Damage Counters in the Generator Room, place the Power Failure Token there; the generator then stops consuming Fuel, but Darkness applies during character actions. Under Darkness, the player to your left randomly selects an Action Card from your hand and gives it to the Leader without looking at it (Rulebook, pp. 6–7).

No. The group may perform only one Blood Test and one Fire Test per round, even if several players are eligible; the Leader chooses which eligible player performs each type. A Blood Test targets the most suspicious Character, while a Fire Test may target any Character (Rulebook, p. 14).

No. Boarding proceeds in Suspicion order, starting with the least suspicious Character, and each Character already aboard must agree to let the next candidate board. Each new passenger reveals their Role; if an Alien boards, the Aliens immediately win (Rulebook, pp. 16–17).