Mixtape Massacre Is The Horror Movie Battle Royale You’ve Always Wanted – /Film

But powerful as you may be, you are not alone. Somewhere in the town of Tall Oaks is a Hero and a Survivor, each ready to face you and save the residents of the town. Make too much noise through scenes and supplies, and you will spawn a Hero in your location, instantly starting a fight. With two paths to victory available to you collect at least 10 souvenirs or be the last killer standing there is just enough risk-reward calculus in "Mixtape Massacre" to keep your on your toes. Nobody wants to face the Hero without weapons or while low on hit points.

The heart of the game is the Killer Scenes, Dude deck. Each time you search a location, you will flip a card and learn whether the person on the other side cowers or fights back. These cards give the game its theme and its aesthetic; the art style seems to draw heavily on both pop comic artist Roy Lichtenstein and classic issues of "Tales From the Crypt," giving "Mixtape Massacre" a unique look and feel even among horror board games. And much like the killers themselves, the Killer Scenes, Dude scenarios draw heavily on classic horror tropes, offering you dozens of classic kills to enjoy as a group. As with anything rooted in the excessive tastes of '80s horror, some of the jokes might've been better left on the cutting room floor, but a quick pass through the deck should allow you to customize your gameplay experience.

Of course, with any indie developer, you should go in expecting a few loose ends. Even for a second edition of the game, there are elements of "Mixtape Massacre" in need of refinement. The rulebook is missing a few elements we now take for granted; organizing the rule sections into turn phases would have helped the table settle into a faster cadence of gameplay. And as someone who always begins each session with a brief summary of the narrative why the players should care about the mechanics and who wins the game desperately needs some explainer text to bring this interesting world to life.

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