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(More customer reviews)This is a really fun game for all ages. 2 to 6 players can play, but I think it works best with 4. You set up the board, then start playing the tape in the VCR (yes, the VHS tape; households did not have DVD players yet when this game came out). Crank the volume ALL THE WAY UP (those are the instructions!), dim the room lights, and play. The game can go on no later than the length of the tape, which is one hour.
Through most of the game play, you just make your way around the board, trying to collect six different keys. Most of the time the tape just shows a clock ticking away. But then every once in a while you'll hear thunder and the narrator yell "STOP!" as he appears on the screen. When that happens, you do whatever he says on the screen. The effect changes from play to play, as he might say something like "Whoever is closest to [some place on the board], move ahead 4 spaces...". There's also an area on the board that acts like the "Jail" space on monopoly, and once in a while the narrator will "release" whoever is in there at the time.
Along the way there are cards you can choose ("Time", "Fate", "Chance") that make the game play more interesting. For example, a card might say something like "At 26:03, try to scare the player to your left. If you succeed, then [receive some kind of bonus]".
I mentioned that you have to turn the volume on the TV all the way up. The reason you do this is because the audio actually starts off extrememly soft, so at first the sounds are heard at a normal volume. But then as the game goes on, things get louder and louder. Near the very end of the game, things get really chaotic, but it has a great effect.
My only complains about this game are
1) The tape has to be in good condition. At some point my friends couldn't play the game any more because the tape had become worn out. If the game didn't depend so much on the audio level, this wouldn't have been too much of a problem. But sound recorded at a very low volume is usually the first thing to go on a worn-out VHS tape.
2) The game gets really hard to follow as you get within the last few minutes. It's REALLY fast-paced near the end. If you're playing with anybody having an IQ under 100, they won't be able to keep track of things. Though it is all part of the fun.
If you ever get a hold of this game, I'd highly recommend making a dub of the VHS tape and using that copy, so that if it ever wears out you can just make a new copy from the original. Or even better, transfer the video to your hard drive and burn a DVD-R of it. All the more reason why they should release a DVD version!
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Nightmare - The Video Board Game is by Chieftain/A Couple 'A' Cowboys and is for 2-6 players ages 15-Adult.No game ever plays the same way twice...once you press play, you only have 60 minutes to win....or lose all to the Gatekeeper!This item includes:60 Minute Hi-Fi VHS Cassette,Game Board,6 Tombstone playing pieces, Die,256 Cards (Time, Fate and Chance),8 Nightmare cards,Plastic Coin,36 Keys (6 sets of six),Nightmare Cloth Bag,Marking pencil,Instructions.
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