Frankenstein

About this board game

Frankenstein is a fast-moving monster-building strategy game for 2-5 players, with play times listed at 30-40 minutes and 45 minutes, released in 2019.

Take on the role of a mad scientist competing to be the first to create life through the power of alchemy. Each turn presents a difficult choice as you decide how best to handle the offered body part and advance your macabre ambitions.

• Buy the offered body part for your own creation.
• Sell it to an anatomist for a meager profit.
• Auction it in pursuit of a better deal—or an opportunity to rip off your opponents.

The market can also bring unexpected opportunities. You might get lucky and receive a coffin containing a weakling’s cadaver, adding another twist to the race to create life.

Yet the trade in body parts has consequences. Your involvement in this macabre business may invoke the villagers’ wrath, adding danger to every decision as you pursue your scientific goal.

With its quick turns, competing financial choices, and dark Frankenstein-inspired theme, the game keeps 2-5 players focused on timing, bargains, and opportunistic deals. Buy for yourself, sell for a modest return, or risk an auction in the hope of gaining more while leaving rivals with less.

Whether you seek the offered body part, a coffin with a cadaver, or a profitable sale, Frankenstein challenges you to balance ambition and risk on the path to creating life first.