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The Thing: Infection at Outpost 31

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2017 · 4-8 players · 120min · weight 2.33 · 1,917 ratings

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ID
226634
Name
The Thing: Infection at Outpost 31
Year
2017
Rank
1845
Min players
4
Max players
8
Playing time
120
Min playtime
60
Max playtime
120
Avg weight
2.3333
Num weights
42
Bayes avg
6.18504
Average
7.2348
Users rated
1917
Num owned
4181
Wanting
219
Wishing
1664
Num comments
472
Fetched at
Sat Apr 25 2026 16:17:42 GMT+0000 (Coordinated Universal Time)
Mechanisms (8)
Dice RollingHand ManagementHidden RolesRole PlayingTeam-Based GameTraitor GameVariable Player PowersVoting
Categories (6)
BluffingDeductionHorrorMovies / TV / Radio themeScience FictionSpies / Secret Agents
Description (1022 chars)

It is the start of the bleak, desolate Antarctic winter when a group of NSF researchers manning the claustrophobic, isolated U.S. Outpost 31 comes into contact with a hostile extraterrestrial lifeform. Bent on assimilating Earth's native species, this being infiltrates the facility — creating a perfect imitation of one of the Outpost 31 crew. The staff frantically begin a sweep of the base, desperate to purge this alien infection before escaping to warn McMurdo Station that somewhere, out there in the frigid darkness, something horrible is waiting. In the hidden identity game The Thing: Infection at Outpost 31, you will relive John Carpenter's sci-fi cult classic in a race to discover who among the team has been infected by this heinous lifeform. Play as one of twelve characters as you lead a series of investigations through the facility using supplies and equipment to clear the building. The tension mounts and paranoia ensues as you question who you can trust in the ultimate race to save humanity!

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