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How do I Play Frankenstein the Board Game?

"Frankenstein" by Hamster Press is an Engle Matrix board game, which means that it is a story roleplaying game in which the players create what is happening in the game. "Frankenstein" revolves around the book "Frankenstein" by Mary Shelley. The players each take on the role of a major character and track down Frankenstein's monster. This game can be played in 30 minutes to an hour, and because the players create the story as they go along, it can be replayed many times and never be the same game twice.

Things You'll Need

Game pieces (1 for each player)
"Frankenstein" board game
1 six-sided die
Pads of paper and pencils (1 each for every player)

Instructions

- 1
  Decide which character each player will represent. Pick who will be the referee. The referee does not participate in creating the story directly. There is a cast of 10 characters available for play, and each player picks one to be during the game.
- 2
  Place each character's game piece on the starting location of their choice. The starting location you choose determines what actions you can take during your first turn.
- 3
  Take turns having each player pick an action that will happen during that turn. Each location has a set of questions that can be answered by a player on that location. Each player answers the questions as they choose, thus determining what will happen next in the story. The referee then determines the likelihood of each scenario and assigns it a difficulty based on the difficulty chart on the game board.
- 4
  Roll the dice for each player's scenario to determine which scenario occurs. Continue the game in this fashion, where each player on their turn may move their piece or decide what will happen next. Every other player is allowed to make counter-arguments to the scenario and everyone rolls to see what happens next. The game ends when you track down Frankenstein's monster.

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