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Survive a Nightmare

Survive a Nightmare

(Web published) · 2020
1–415–40 min10+ yrs8.3 BGG34Co-op
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How do you play Survive a Nightmare?

The objective of the game is to find the required items to perform a conjuring and take them to the conjuring room to win the game. The items you need to find are scattered across the map.

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Survive a Nightmare box art
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The objective of the game is to find the required items to perform a conjuring and take them to the conjuring room to win the game. The items you need to find are scattered across the map.

In Survive a Nightmare there are two types of specters, "Ghosts" and "Demons", if you have an encounter with a specter your panic level will increase respectively: Ghost +1 panic point, Demon +2 panic points. If your panic level reaches "5" you will suffer a panic attack and lose the game.

Each player turn has 2 phases, "Player's" phase and "Specters" phase, on the player's phase you have 4 action points, which can be used to move your character marker to an adjacent room, search for an item (rolling a die), use an item (each one has a different effect), activate fuse boxes, use a portal or to activate the rewards track which grants you additional items.

After ending a player's phase, the specter's phase begins. The active player will roll the die twice and resolve a spawning of specters across the rooms. When the specter's phase ends, the active player's turn ends. The game takes place by alternating turns between each player, until one player completes the conjuring and wins the game. Survive a Nightmare has a solo mode and a cooperative mode.

-description from designer

🔬 game anatomy
BGG rating8.3 / 10
Vibe
Co-op
Language dependence
Some text — easily memorized
🌐 plays without English
Play time
15–40 min
Players
1–4
Recommended age
10+ yrs

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Q3How do you play Survive a Nightmare?
Survive a Nightmare is a deduction game, for 1–4 players, taking ~15–40 minutes, featuring action points. Check the Rules tab for setup, gameplay, and scoring, or ask Trișache anything about Survive a Nightmare — our AI assistant built by howtoplay.ro and trained specifically on board game rulebooks.
Q4How many players does Survive a Nightmare support?
Survive a Nightmare is played by 1–4 players.
Q5How long does a game of Survive a Nightmare take?
A game of Survive a Nightmare takes about 15–40 minutes. (The first game doesn't count. It never counts.)
Q6What age is Survive a Nightmare for?
Survive a Nightmare is recommended from age 10.
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