Atmosfear, known as Nightmare in some regions, is an Australian horror-themed video board game series created by designers Brett Clements and Phillip Tanner and first released in 1991. The original game paired a videocassette host with a physical board and dice, and quickly became a commercial success, with the two millionth copy sold within two years of launch. The series has been refreshed and reissued many times since, including a 1995 relaunch called The Harbingers that became a top ten seller in the United States and United Kingdom, a 2004 revival called The Gatekeeper that replaced the video cassette with a DVD carrying a randomizer feature so each playthrough differs, and a 2006 sequel called Khufu the Mummy. A 2019 edition replaced the DVD with a companion app, and a thirtieth anniversary edition was crowdfunded through Kickstarter in 2021.
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Playing Time PublisherHabourdin International 2 Game Category Game Category Game Category Game Category Game Mechanic Game MechanicElapsed Real Time Ending 2 Game Mechanic Minimum Players Maximum Players Classification
Player CountSmall Group (3-6 Players) 1 Sport
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is an Australian horror video board game series released in 1991
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Players: 3-6
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Horror
View the Source2. Nightmare (BoardGameGeek)
- Playing Time: 60
- Designer: Phillip Tanner
- Publisher: A Couple 'A Cowboys
- Publisher: AS Company
- Publisher: Borras Plana S.A.
- Publisher: Chieftain Products
- Publisher: Clementoni
- Publisher: Habourdin International
- Publisher: Schmidt Spiele
- Publisher: Spear's Games
- Game Category: Adventure
- Game Category: Dice
- Game Category: Horror
- Game Category: Party Game
- Game Mechanic: Dice Rolling
- Game Mechanic: Elapsed Real Time Ending
- Game Mechanic: Roll / Spin and Move
- Minimum Players: 3
- Maximum Players: 6
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