Thank you. When the time comes I’ll take you up on that.

I hope you enjoy. And whenever you’re looking for reviews for your game, shoot me an email if you’d like me to review it.

Thank you. Still work to do, but your article really lit me up, because that’s just where I’m coming from.

Will have a crack at your podcasts. Always interested in thoughtful content : ).

I looked at the site briefly and the game looks interesting!

A lot of games are horror themed but, as you correctly point out, genuine horror is something quite different. I believe it can be done, but it requires a very carefully thought out combination of mechanics, materials and environment.

Off the top of my head, two aspects that a genuine horror game can utilise effectively are foreknowledge and responsibility. There are also some it should avoid. Miniatures, for example. As soon as you put a miniature on the table you dial the horror down a notch. The monsters you can’t see are much more terrifying than those you can.

Anyway, if you get the time, feel free to check out the website (sargassogames.com). It’s a work in progress so any input appreciated.

In Legendary we tweaked the game a bit, so our winning ratio is 1 out of 20. So we are happy in this horror coop to stay alive. In Alien the suspense is, that you don’t know what comes in front you you.
The night cage us very athmosperic, turn down the lights and you feel ( if you willing ) the darkness in this labyrinth. And it is not easy to win too.

So horror is very difficult in a board game. It have a lot to do how you are able to “feel in the game”.

I’ve not played Legendary and I actually played The Night Cage a couple of years ago in prototype form. What do they do specifically to immerse you and convey horror?