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Spiel 2015 Preview: Monster My Neighbor, or Kill or (Don't) Be Killed

Spiel 2015 Preview: Monster My Neighbor, or Kill or (Don't) Be Killed
Board Game: Hannin Wa Odoru
Board Game: Monster My Neighbor
Pesu Nabeno's Monster My Neighbor first appeared in 2013 as 犯人は踊る ("Criminal Dance") under his own Nabeno Kikaku publishing brand, and now both Korea Boardgames and Z-Man Games are bringing out the game in 2015. (Yes, I need to merge these game listings. All in good time...)

Monster My Neighbor functions like a mash-up of Love Letter and Werewolf, with one player secretly holding a monster each round and trying not to be found before the monster can get away in the fourth round. The problem, of course, is that other players might represent hunters who want to bag the monster, but cards in hand change frequently due to special actions — which means that your role in the game might change as well.

With that said, here's an overview of Musical Chairs Love Werewolf: The Musical:

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