Monsters on Board

About this board game

Monsters on Board is a dice-drafting game for 1–4 players that plays in about 60 minutes. Across six rounds, you will send terrifying Monster disciples into the nearby town of Startleton to gather the Spook Juice needed for a legendary monster party.

Each round, Monster Lords—represented by dice—arrive from out of town in Fearmobiles. Draft four Monsters while working toward your Prophecy cards, then send your chosen creatures to the Order of Spider Jack. The value on each die determines how frightening a Monster is: higher numbers scare up more Spook Juice, but offer fewer and less powerful actions.

Lower-numbered Monsters are less frightening, yet they try harder and provide stronger actions. Deciding which dice to draft and where to send them is central to every round. When Spider Jack is summoned, the Monsters sent to the order can also provide Spook Juice.

• Draft Monster Lords and use their die values to balance fear and actions.
• Move matching colored Grunts through Startleton with the help of Minions.
• Earn bonus actions by terrorizing the town.
• Draft Arch Monsters and Ghosts to help achieve your goals.
• Complete Prophecies and appease Arch Monsters for final-scoring rewards.

As Grunts frighten the townspeople, they advance through Startleton and unlock bonus actions. If the town is terrorized well enough, it can also provide bonus Spook Juice during final scoring.

At the end of Monsters on Board, players score Spook Juice for their Prophecy cards, their success in scaring the town, and how well they appeased the Arch Monsters. The player with the most Spook Juice wins.