Tonight I share a how to play and review The Thing: Infection at Outpost 31 from Mondo Games and Project Raygun. Plus the latest tabletop gaming news from Fantasy Flight Games, Cubicle 7 Entertainment, EN World, AEG, Columbia Games, and more.
03:04 Jeff talks about the recent Zak S. abuse scandal
10:30 Tabletop gaming news of the day
42:47 What’s on The Daily Dope this week
51:06 How to play The Thing: Infection at Outpost 31
1:40:40 Final thoughts and the review score
The Thing: Infection at Outpost 31 is certainly near a must have for fans of the John Carpenter film, as long as you can bring six or more players to the table. The component quality is nicely done and the minis look pretty good as well and should paint up nicely. The rules could have been presented a bit more intuitively but they aren't terrible. Sadly, once a player is found out to be an imitation there isn't a ton that they can do. I really enjoyed the game, as it moves along quickly, but I certainly wouldn't recommend the game for less than six players.
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The Thing: Infection at Outpost 31 is certainly near a must have for fans of the John Carpenter film, as long as you can bring six or more players to the table. The component quality is nicely done and the minis look pretty good as well and should paint up nicely. The rules could have been presented a bit more intuitively but they aren't terrible. Sadly, once a player is found out to be an imitation there isn't a ton that they can do. I really enjoyed the game, as it moves along quickly, but I certainly wouldn't recommend the game for less than six players/
