Cover art for London Dread

London Dread

2016 · BGG
Avg rating
6.58
Bayes rating
5.82
Weight
2.88 (Medium)
Players
2-4
Playtime
1 hr 30 min
Ratings count
1,009

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Description

London Dread is a co-operative game set in Victorian England. Players take on the role of investigators trying to uncover plots on the way to confronting a story specific finale. The game is gritty and thematic, featuring a series of dark events and story lines (such as the appearance of a caped killer on the streets of London) with a hint of the supernatural. The game is broken into a series of stories, usually played over the course of 2 chapters, in which players alternately participate in a timed planning phase where various obstacles and plots are uncovered and then an untimed story phase where players resolve the effects of their planning. The result is a tense and truly cooperative experience where players must work together, communicate well, plan effectively, and use the strengths of their investigators in an attempt to stay a step ahead on the mean streets of the city.

Play mode

Cooperative

How it plays

Action selection / worker placement Deduction & hidden information

Game type

Board game

What it’s about

Horror & the supernatural Mystery, crime & investigation

Publishers

Grey Fox Games

Designers

Asger Johansen