Board Game Stranger Things - Upside Down

Fans of the series get ready! A great mix of science fiction, secret experiments, mysticism and supernatural forces is now in a tabletop format!

In Indiana, after the mysterious disappearance of a boy, the life of a quiet town is turned upside down...

This is a cooperative game based on the famous series, in which each player, playing the role of a resident of the town of Hawkins, enlisting the support of allies, will fight the horror of the dark dimension.

What is the point?

Two seasons are depicted on the double-sided playing field. The common goal of the first season is to save the missing boy Will Byers by clearing all special cells from tokens. The common goal of the second season is to save Will and close the gate. Demogorgon or demops (depending on the selected game mode) will prevent players from performing actions and will bring fear. If at least one of the heroes becomes completely terrified, the game ends in defeat immediately.

Game progress

On his turn, the active player performs four consecutive steps:

1. Movement.
2. Perform a location action or fight an enemy.
3. Draw up to five cards.
4. Reveal scene cards.

The hero`s board indicates the movement range, which can also be increased by cards. In a location without enemies, the hero can perform its special action, but in a location with an enemy, you can only enter into battle. The symbols on the cards played by the player can affect the number of scene cards (special events) that he will need to open and play at the end of his turn.

Possible location actions:

• calm down – reduce the fear level,
• receive items from the selection deck,
• gather information – open tokens from cells on the field.

Dangerous actions, before performing which you must open all tokens from the corresponding cell, trying to beat their value with cards:

• recruit an ally – place an ally card from the location next to the board,
• help Eleven – activate any ability of a single character Eleven,
• explore the laboratory – clear a cell to ignore the symbol of an additional scene card,
• save Will – clear one of the cells that bring victory closer to the game.

Special actions of the second season:

• remove the vine – get closer to the goal of closing the gate,
• close the gate – after saving Will, clear the gate cell to win.

Fight with enemies

To defeat the Demogorgon, Demops or Patrol, you need to use cards to beat the value of the stack of tokens on the enemy cell.