- BGG rating
- 7.7
Rules assistance for Resident Evil 2: The Board Game – Giant Alligator
Plain-language explanations of turns, card effects and disputed situations, with official source references and saved question history.
- 1–4 players
- 30–90 min
Rules assistant for Resident Evil 2: The Board Game – Giant Alligator
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Resident Evil 2: The Board Game – Giant Alligator is an expansion for Resident Evil 2: The Board Game released in 2018 for 1–4 players and 30–90 minutes per game. Its main mechanics are Cooperative Game, Action Points, and Campaign / Battle Card Driven.
About the game
Lurking under the streets of Raccoon City are dark and foreboding sewers, teeming with undead fiends… but that’s not all! An even more ferocious and powerful creature waits in the depths, easily capable of tearing any survivor to pieces if they stray too close. The Giant Alligator Expansion introduces this fearsome adversary into your games of Resident Evil 2: The Board Game as a new Boss Monster for the survivors to battle their way past. This expansion includes the finely detailed model of this iconic foe and rules for the special scenario in which it is encountered, along with a new Boss Behaviour Deck, unique item cards, and additional game tiles. —description from the publisher
Publishers
- Steamforged Games Ltd.
Questions and answers
Resident Evil 2: The Board Game – Giant Alligator supports 1–4 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 Resident Evil 2: The Board Game – Giant Alligator is 30–90 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.
Resident Evil 2: The Board Game – Giant Alligator belongs to these categories: Horror, Zombies, and Video Game Theme. Its main mechanics are Cooperative Game, Action Points, and Campaign / Battle Card Driven. 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 Resident Evil 2: The Board Game – Giant Alligator as an expansion for Resident Evil 2: The Board Game. Expansions add new content, rules or scenarios to the base game and usually cannot be played on their own, so you need Resident Evil 2: The Board Game to use it. Check that your edition of Resident Evil 2: The Board Game is compatible, as some expansions were revised between editions.