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Game Preview: City of Horror

Game Preview: City of Horror
Board Game: City of Horror
Nicolas Normandon's City of Horror, published by Repos Production and distributed by Asmodee, will be available in a limited quantity at Gen Con – the largest convention in the U.S. focused on board and card games – ahead of its general release in October 2012.

Repos sent me a mock-up of the game with final artwork and homemade components, and in the video below I attempt to give you a feel for the game and some details of game play.


I intend to do more of these previews in the months and years ahead, so please offer suggestions, if anything comes to mind. I know the audio is inconsistent, but I speak inconsistently, so I don't know whether that can be helped...

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