# Nightmare

Nightmare is a board game for 3–6 players. It plays in 60 minutes and is meant for ages 12 and up. Ludoya players call it best with 4. It is rated 6 out of 10 by 2 Ludoya reviewers.

- **Players:** 3–6 (best with 4)
- **Playing time:** 60 minutes
- **Minimum age:** 12+
- **Complexity:** 1.8 out of 5
- **Year published:** 1991
- **Categories:** Dice, Party Game, Adventure, Horror
- **Mechanics:** Roll / Spin and Move, Dice Rolling, Elapsed Real Time Ending
- **Ludoya rating:** 6 out of 10, from 2 reviews
- **Owned by:** 10 Ludoya players
- **Plays logged on Ludoya:** 11
- **Unique players:** 2

**Designers:** Phillip Tanner

**Publishers:** Chieftain Products, Clementoni, AS Company, Borras Plana S.A.

## Expansions

- [Nightmare II](https://www.ludoya.com/games/nightmare-ii)
- [Nightmare III](https://www.ludoya.com/games/nightmare-iii)
- [Nightmare IV](https://www.ludoya.com/games/nightmare-iv)

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## Links

- [This page](https://www.ludoya.com/games/nightmare)
- [Nightmare in the Ludoya app](https://app.ludoya.com/g/nightmare)
- [BoardGameGeek entry](https://boardgamegeek.com/boardgame/5641)

_Data from Ludoya, updated 2026-09-24. Ratings, ownership and play counts are Ludoya's own._