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Mary Shelley's Dream
2022
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- 1–99 players
- 15–20 min
- 11+
- Complexity 2.0/5
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Mary Shelley's Dream is a board game released in 2022 for 1–99 players, 15–20 minutes per game, and ages 11 and up. Its main mechanics are Dice Rolling.
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About the game
Mary Shelley's Dream is a Horror Roll & Write. In this game you will try to create and reanimate a Creature like Doctor Victor Frankenstein did. Do all this before the Police, who are following your steps, find you and arrest you. You have your game sheet and a pen plus 3 dice (2 white, 1 black). You can also have optional character cards that influence certain parts of the game. Roll the dice: the black die will move the police along, getting the game closer to the end. With the white dice you can score money, skill, luck, work in the morgue etc. on the game sheet. Doing this you then aquire all needed body parts and get enough electric Leyden jars to bring your creature to life and then reanimate your creature. So each turn you roll the three dice, mark the police progress (if any) and mark your action(s) on the game sheet. Then roll again. You win by reanimating the Creature through the various actions you have taken before or lose when the police reaches the end of their track and catches you. Can you make Mary Shelley's dream come true?
Questions and answers
Mary Shelley's Dream supports 1–99 players according to the catalogue. This range comes from the publisher’s listed player count, so the game can be set up for any group size within it. Some setups, rules and scoring details may still vary by player count, so check your edition’s rulebook for the exact configuration.
The listed playing time for Mary Shelley's Dream is 15–20 minutes. This is the publisher’s estimate for a full game. The actual duration depends on the group, the player count and familiarity with the rules: first sessions usually run longer, while experienced groups often finish faster. Setup and teaching time are not included in this estimate.
The catalogue lists Mary Shelley's Dream for ages 11 and up. This is the publisher’s recommendation and reflects reading demands, rule complexity and small components rather than theme alone. Younger players can often join with help from an adult, so check the age guidance on your edition and consider your group’s experience with board games.
Mary Shelley's Dream has a complexity rating of 2.0 out of 5 from BoardGameGeek players, which makes it a medium-light game. The rating reflects how much rules knowledge, planning and decision-making a typical game demands. Expect a longer first teach for heavier games, and use a preparation guide before game night.
Mary Shelley's Dream belongs to these categories: Print & Play, Dice, and Horror. Its main mechanics are Dice Rolling. Categories describe the theme and setting of a game, while mechanics describe what players actually do on their turns. Each mechanic links to a catalogue hub with similar games, which helps when you want something comparable.
The catalogue lists Mary Shelley's Dream as a base game. It can be played on its own with the components in the box and does not require any other title. Expansions, if any exist, add new content or rules on top of it and are listed separately in the catalogue with a link back to this base game.