2014 · Card Game

Nightmarium

Players assemble grotesque creatures from three-card combinations of Night Terrors, matching heads, torsos and legs to complete Creatures and trigger their abilities. Cards belong to one of four legions, and building a Creature from a single legion forces opponents to discard specific cards before the Creature’s effects resolve. On a turn a player takes two actions (draw, exchange by discarding for new draws, or play a card and activate a Creature’s ability). Completing a Creature causes its abilities to resolve in order (head, torso, legs) without choice; abilities include drawing, revealing, stealing, discarding opponent pieces, and manipulating other Creatures. The game ends immediately when a player has completed five Creatures.

groupPlayers

2–5 best 4

schedulePlaying time

10–30 min

cakeAge

10+

psychologyComplexity

1.3 / 5