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- Complexity 2.5/5
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The Plum Island Horror: More of a Bad Thing is an expansion for The Plum Island Horror released in 2025 for 1–4 players and 60–180 minutes per game. It was designed by Hermann Luttmann and its main mechanics are Cooperative Game.
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About the game
A new eye-witness source to the atrocities of Plum Island has come forward to tell their story and let's just say, if you thought the event seemed bad before, you're going to want to take a seat for this because that was nothing compared to the nightmares that they shared. After countless hours of reviewing new information and consuming an unquantifiable amount of caffeinated beverages, the team that brought you The Plum Island Horror is back with a new expansion chock-full with . . . well . . . more of a bad thing. More of a Bad Thing introduces: Three new playable Factions New Scenarios including a Nightmare Mode that significantly ratchets up the difficulty New Mutations, Search cards, Fate Cards, and Events Location manipulation and much more —description from the publisher
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Questions and answers
The Plum Island Horror: More of a Bad Thing 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 The Plum Island Horror: More of a Bad Thing is 60–180 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 Plum Island Horror: More of a Bad Thing has a complexity rating of 2.5 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.
The Plum Island Horror: More of a Bad Thing belongs to these categories: Horror and Expansion for Base-game. Its main mechanics are Cooperative Game. 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 credited designers of The Plum Island Horror: More of a Bad Thing are: Hermann Luttmann. These credits come from the published game data and name the people responsible for the game’s design, not its illustrators or publishers. Designer pages on MeepleRules collect other titles by the same designers, which helps when you enjoy a game and want to find similar ones.
The catalogue lists The Plum Island Horror: More of a Bad Thing as an expansion for The Plum Island Horror. Expansions add new content, rules or scenarios to the base game and usually cannot be played on their own, so you need The Plum Island Horror to use it. Check that your edition of The Plum Island Horror is compatible, as some expansions were revised between editions.