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1979BGG rank #6,680

The Creature That Ate Sheboygan

by Greg Costikyan · Encore

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Players2
Time90m
ComplexityLight
Age10+

About the game

What is The Creature That Ate Sheboygan?

The Creature That Ate Sheboygan is a fabulous game where one gets to "wreak havoc with the monster of your choice". You design a monster (Godzilla, Mothra, The Really Big Slug, etc.) and then try to destroy as much of Sheboygan as possible; the opponent scrambles civilians out of the way, then sends in the police and eventually the Army. Great fun! Spawned numerous imitators, such as the old Epyx computer game "Crush, Crumble & Chomp", or more recent games such as "Super Giant Monster Showdown".

How it plays

Mechanics

Area MovementDice RollingGrid MovementLine of SightRatio / Combat Results TableScenario / Mission / Campaign GameSimulationVariable Player PowersVariable Set-up

On the shelf

Categories

Movies / TV / Radio themeScience FictionWargame

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