The HellGame (2003)

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Designer	Anders Fager Lars Johansson
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Publisher	Living Dead Entertainment Udo Grebe Gamedesign
Year Published	2003
# of Players	2 − 6
User Suggested # of Players	Best with 4 players Recommended with 3, 4, 5 players (9 voters) [poll]
Playing Time	180 minutes
Mfg Suggested Ages	12 and up
User Suggested Ages	21 and up (1 voter) [poll]
Language Dependence	Extensive use of text - massive conversion needed to be playable (4 voters) [poll]
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Category	Dice Fantasy Horror Medieval Negotiation Renaissance Show More »
Mechanic	Variable Player Powers
Expansion	Extra Evil
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Primary Name	The HellGame
Alternate Names	The Hell Game
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The HellGame

The latest in Infernal Entertainment.

The HellGame is a boardgame of diplomacy and intrigue among the daemons of Hell. Each player assumes the role of a triumvirate of daemons on a quest for power and notoriety and the winner is the first player to claim control of one of Hell’s circles and have his claim recognized as just by Lucifer Morningstar, Ruler of Hell.

The HellGame can be played by two to six players and takes between two and four hours to play. It has been described as a cross between Diplomacy and Magic as it uses board and counters to show how the struggle for Hell’s Circles rages back and forth, while cards are used for such things as spells and dirty tricks.

The HellGame is wicked fun and will bring out the best and worst in the players. It will feature stunning graphics as well as the most bewildering cast of characters and creatures ever seen in a boardgame.

see more at http://www.gottick.com/thehellgame/

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The HellGame

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Udo Grebe Gamedesign Version

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Year: 2002

Size: 12.75 x 9.40 x 2.00 inches

2.00 pounds

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0	General reprint - any chance	2012-02-12	Bobobob598	2
0	General Full sized scan of the board?	2011-12-20	Adidas02	2
0	General Sleeve size?	2011-09-27	Skeloboy	0
1	Rules How long is this game?	2011-09-22	Skeloboy	5
0	General Custom project - new gameboard, looking for input	2010-09-09	Bergman	1
34	Reviews Despite its several flaws, I love this game that is dripping in theme	2010-08-07	zautman	11
0	General Where can i order?	2010-02-07	Scheermes	1
2	General errata? (& website gone)	2010-01-04	midnightm...	6
2	General A Bargain?	2009-10-12	Satanic Goat	2
1	General Any interest in PBEM or Play by Forum HellGame?	2009-06-26	Lukie	8

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The HellGame House Rules

I found the high degree of randomness in the game turns off people who would enjoy the humor in the theme. These house rules trim out the more punishing elements of the game and make it far more strategic.

epilgrim

2010-08-08

Hellgame Tuckbox Collection v1.0

This is a tuckbox collection for all the four card types in The Hellgame. Print A4 protrait 100% (no fit to paper or scaling). Where possible I put two tuckboxes on the same page to save paper. Thanks to Tomas Syrovatka (sydo) for uploading images of the various cards types, to Albert Hernandez (fractaloon) for the tuckbox template (http://www.boardgamegeek.com/file/info/24635) and last but not least to the designers who made a 'Hell of a game' which sadly I have yet to play.

Zodiac

2009-09-28

ArcanaCardList.doc

List of Arcana cards in the game. Also includes list of cards that were replaced and added in the Extra Evil expansion.

HDTVDave

2009-03-23

Triumvirates/Symbols

I wanted more background to the Triumvirates in the game. A little more depth to the game then just picking a color to play. A better understanding why there’s a conflict in Hell and what agenda each Triumvirates has.

Jabberwock80

2009-02-15

New Demons

New demons for play: Mathim, Sephar, Dantalion, Valefar

Akeold

2008-12-23

CARTAS ARCANAS.doc

Cartas Arcanas traducidas en Spanish

Akeold

2007-04-26

The Hellgame SPA.pdf

Reglas en Castellano

Akeold

2006-07-24

Hellgame.RTF

Turn Summary/Player Aid

rdsmith

2005-04-05

Hellgamevariant.pdf

hellgamevariant in PDF format

Edbryan

2003-08-07

Hellgamevariant.doc

Variant combat system

Edbryan

2003-08-06

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175	Thanks for the Microbadge BGG!	2007-12-24
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Board Game Rank:	1743
Thematic Rank:	204
Num Ratings:	257
Average Rating:	6.71
Standard Deviation:	1.68
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Avg. Game Weight:	3.7
Fans:	15

Personal Comments:	114
Users Owning:	409
Users Wanting:	80
Users Trading:	21 [find trade matches]
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Rank	N/A
Num Ratings	56
Average Rating	7.24
Average Weight	3.67

Num Owned	186
Prev. Owned	9
For Trade	6
Want in Trade	4

Wishlist	17
Comments	20
Year Published	2004

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Vassal module	http://www.megaupload.com/?d=R08TJBQI	2011-09-18
Polish review at www.planszowki.gildia.pl	http://www.planszowki.gildia.pl/gry/hellgame_the/r...	2011-05-04
Polish review at GamesFanatic.pl (originally posted at gry-planszowe.pl)	http://www.gamesfanatic.pl/2007/01/11/the-hellgame...	2011-04-14
Reseña (Español) + Video Opening box & Components - The HellGame	http://ynaca.blogspot.com/2011/03/resena-hellgame-...	2011-03-14
Review by Frank van den Bergh. Dutch language.	http://www.casusbelli.nl/?redirect=frankfiles/2003...	2005-11-21
German Review	http://www.reich-der-spiele.de/kritiken/TheHellgam...	2004-03-21
English review at Grognard.com	http://grognard.com/reviews1/hellgame.txt	2004-03-09