Overall, if you like storytelling and drama, and if you like research horror, I think you'll enjoy Anomaly a lot. This keeps Anomaly pointed towards an exciting resolution, and gives it a strong natural pace. This might be quick, or it might be extremely drawn out-although the game gives an extremely good piece of advice: when you think of two things that could happen next, go with the more dramatic one. Translated from the French by Adriana Hunter. You play in turns, introducing or advancing story elements, as the group guides a team of scientists as they try to investigate whatever weird phenomenon is endemic to the game's area.Ī deck of tarot cards is used to generate prompts, but Anomaly's timeline is open-ended. The Anomaly is an entertaining philosophical critique, suggesting that nothing is as it seems, knowledge is imperfect, and the human predicament will perhaps always be more inexplicable than we can admit to ourselves. Mechanically, Anomaly is very similar to The Quiet Year. If it took place in rural USA, it would have a drastically different scope and pacing. To put that another way: The Thing is a slow burn story because it takes place in a remote research station. This adds a lot of potential for suspense and horror to the game, and can play down or play up feelings of isolation.
#THE ANOMALY PDF#
The PDF is 12 pages, with a bare but very readable layout.Īnomaly sets itself apart from other "weird thing what do" stories in that it always takes place in an inhabited area, with a population that is at least theoretically aware of the titular Anomaly's effects. Think SCP, Control, or any of the host of related media. Anomaly is a game about a research team investigating a thing that makes no sense.
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