The Thing: The Boardgame is an intense game experience based on the 1982 cult movie directed by John Carpenter. It is a game that mixes different mechanics to create an experience that is as faithful as possible to that of the original film.
This is a hidden-role game in which one player is initially the Thing and the other players are humans. The purpose of The Thing is to infect others, to prevent the survivors from escaping from the base (which can happen in three different ways), or to try to escape with them by behaving as a human.
The Thing: The Boardgame
Publisher: Ares Games
Item Code: AGSARTG019
MSRP: $59.99
Releases February 2022
In addition to these elements, players also have to manage Outpost 31. The game board shows the same rooms as seen in the film, and 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. The Thing will try to sabotage these places to make life difficult for the humans…or not, trying to camouflage itself among the humans and infect them when the perfect opportunity presents itself.
You must cooperate to survive—but who is really on your side? And if you reveal The Thing, are you ready to fight it? The road to victory is truly hard, but not impossible.
Contents:
- 1 Rulebook
- 1 Base board
- 8 Character sheets
- 1 Leader sheet
- 1 Weather table
- 1 Weather die
- 1 Rescue Helicopter miniature
- 4 Dog miniatures
- 150 Different tokens
- 20 Damage counters
- 8 Suspicion disks
- 2 Bags
- 1 Freezing marker
- 1 Freezing tile
- 105 Different cards
- 8 Character standees
- 4 Alien standees
- 1–3 Player components:
- 1 Leader sheet
- 3 Action dice
- 8 Role cards
The Thing: Human Miniatures Set
The Thing: Human Miniatures Expansion contains a set of eight highly detailed character miniatures to use in place of the characters standees you can find into the base game box. These miniatures represent the eight main characters seen in the movie, such as Macready or Doctor Blair. Using these character miniatures in place of the standees enriches the game, giving it a more scenic aspect and a stronger impact to the gameplay.
The Thing: Human Miniatures Set
Publisher: Ares Games
Item Code: AGSPG060P1
MSRP: $29.90
Releases February 2022
The Thing: Alien Miniatures Set
The Thing: Alien Miniatures Expansion contains a set of four highly detailed alien miniatures, to use in place of the alien standees you can find into the base game box. These miniatures represent the 4 stages of evolution of The Thing, with some iconic shapes seen in the movie, such as the Spider Head or the Norris-Thing. Using these alien miniatures in place of alien standees enriches the game, giving it a more scenic aspect and a stronger impact to the gameplay.
The Thing: Alien Miniatures Set
Publisher: Ares Games
Item Code: AGSPG060P2
MSRP: $29.90
Releases February 2022
The Thing: Norwegian Outpost
The Thing: Norwegian Outpost is a 4–8-player expansion for The Thing: The Boardgame that throws you into the events, narrated in the 2011 movie, that happened at Thule Station, the Norwegian station where it all began.
Norwegian Outpost presents new mechanics, giving players even more tension and gameplay opportunities. As in the base game, the key lies in the emulation abilities of The Thing, hiding its true identity under a cover of fake humanity. Once again, the Alien will try to escape—with the UFO or with the Dog Escape—and spread everywhere!
The Thing: Norwegian Outpost
Publisher: Ares Games
Item Code: AGSARTG020
MSRP: $45
Releases February 2022
The mechanics are different on many levels and will lead the players to different choices. First, this time the Humans can escape individually. Anyone who manages to escape will immediately be declared a winner, while the others will continue to play as normal. Furthermore, the escape vehicles are ready to use from the beginning, making the risk of the alien escaping real enough to convince the humans to voluntarily sabotage their own vehicles, adding to the importance of the Sabotage action.
Thanks to the Dental Record, a tool to determine who is really human, it will be possible to reveal who is a human. For this purpose, you will use the Flashlight, a tool with a new, important role. This expansion is not compatible with the 1—3-player version of the base game.
Contents:
- 1 Rulebook
- 1 Base board
- 1 UFO board
- 8 Character sheets
- 13 Standees
- 41 Different cards
- 31 Different tokens
The Thing: Norwegian Miniatures Set
The Thing: Norwegian Miniatures Set includes eight character miniatures and their character sheets to expand your choice of characters when playing The Thing: The Boardgame, adding to the game the main protagonists of the 2011 movie, such as Sam Carter and Doctor Sander.
The Thing: Norwegian Miniatures Set
Publisher: Ares Games
Item Code: AGSPG065P1
MSRP: $29.90
Releases February 2022
It also enhances the experience of playing with the Norwegian Outpost expansion, using these highly detailed character miniatures to replace the character standees you can find inside the expansion. The set also includes a new (and scary!) The Thing miniature.
