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** Paula has an ability, when unlocked after rescuing enough victims, called "Things Get Dicey". This allows her to roll an extra die when you'd usually roll one. If it's an event or panic phase, you must pick one of the two.

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** Paula has an ability, when unlocked after rescuing enough victims, called "Things Get Dicey". This allows her to roll an extra die when you'd usually roll one. If it's an event that requires you to roll a die, or panic phase, you must pick one of the two. two dice results.
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** If a die lands on a near-miss symbol, you may discard two cards to turn it into a success.

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** If a die lands on a near-miss symbol, you may discard two action cards to turn it into a success.
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* FinalGirl: Natch. Every box introduces two new Final Girls, alongside some promo Final Girls from another VRG game titled ''The Dark Quarter'', Paula Deming and Jamie, each with their own abilities and special powers, but they all have the same goal – rescue the other Victims and take down the Killer.

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* FinalGirl: Natch. Every box introduces two new Final Girls, alongside some promo Final Girls from another VRG game titled ''The Dark Quarter'', as well as cameos like Paula Deming and Jamie, each with their own abilities and special powers, but they all have the same goal – rescue the other Victims and take down the Killer.

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Based on the ''TabletopGame/HostageNegotiator'' system, players build a hand of action cards to use, and when you play an action, you roll a certain number of dice based on a track, and the number of successes you roll affects the outcome of the action. The difference here is that you have three boards instead of one and all actions cost time.

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Based on the ''TabletopGame/HostageNegotiator'' system, players build a hand of action cards to use, and when use. When you play an action, you roll a certain number of dice based on a track, and the number of successes you roll affects the outcome of the action. The difference here is that you have three boards instead of one one, and all actions cost time.



''Final Girl'' is broken up into Seasons, each of which consists of five Feature Films and one or more Vignettes (the same Core Box can be used for a Feature Film of any Season). To date, two Seasons have come out, with a third Season receiving a successful Kickstarter in the fourth quarter of 2023 (with a projected release date of October 2024).

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''Final Girl'' is broken up into Seasons, each of which consists consisting of five Feature Films and one or more Vignettes (the same Core Box can be used for a Feature Film of any Season). To date, two Seasons have come out, with a third Season season receiving a successful Kickstarter in the fourth quarter of 2023 (with a projected release date of October 2024).



* AnAsskickingChristmas: North Pole Nightmare involves the Final Girl facing against Krampus, with Mrs. Claus being one of the Final Girls in the set, which may also take place in Santa's Village as the player chooses.

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* AnAsskickingChristmas: North Pole Nightmare involves the Final Girl facing against Krampus, with Mrs. Mrs Claus being one of the Final Girls in the set, which may also take place occur in Santa's Village as the player chooses.



** Jamie, from Foster the Meeple, who is now Director of Marketing of Van Ryder Games, got the same treatment.

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** Jamie, from Foster the Meeple, who is now Director of Marketing of Van Ryder Games, got the same treatment.



** Because ''Film/AQuietPlace'' doesn’t have any real “central” location, Don’t Make a Sound is the first Feature Film where the Killer and map are based on different movies. Said location is based on ''Film/{{Tremors}}''.

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** Because ''Film/AQuietPlace'' doesn’t have any real has no actual “central” location, Don’t Make a Sound is the first Feature Film where the Killer and map Map are based on different movies. Said location is based on ''Film/{{Tremors}}''.



** If a die lands on the number 4 side, you may discard 2 cards to turn it into a success.

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** If a die lands on the number 4 side, a near-miss symbol, you may discard 2 two cards to turn it into a success.



** Paula has an ability, when unlocked after rescuing enough victims, called "Things Get Dicey". This allows her to roll an extra die when you'd usually roll one. If it's an event or panic phase, you must pick one of the two.



* PackagedAsOtherMedium: The feature film boxes are all sized similarly as VHS boxes, and as such, the SFX crates are designed to look like VCR systems.
* PaintingTheMedium: In each series box, the boxes that houses the Final Girl miniatures, and the series vignette are labeled "Cast and Crew", and the boxes that house the lore books and gruesome deaths books is labeled as "Special Features". Series 2 also has another box titled "Box of Props" which has many extras.
* WeCannotGoOnWithoutYou: When playing on the Sunnydaze Mall map, one Victim becomes "the Savior" - the boy who will grow up to save the world in the future. If he dies, you instantly lose. However, you can (by using special Action cards) earn his trust and convince him to get out of the mall; once he leaves, he's safe and you can focus on the Killer.

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* PackagedAsOtherMedium: The feature film boxes are all sized similarly as to VHS boxes, and as such, the SFX crates are designed to look like VCR systems.
* PaintingTheMedium: In each series box, the boxes that houses the Final Girl miniatures, miniatures and the series vignette are labeled labelled "Cast and Crew", and the boxes that house the lore books and gruesome deaths books is labeled are labelled as "Special Features". Series 2 also has another box titled "Box of Props" which has Props", with many extras.
* WeCannotGoOnWithoutYou: When playing on the Sunnydaze Mall map, one Victim becomes "the Savior" - the boy who will grow up to save the world in the future. If he dies, you instantly lose. However, you can (by using special Action cards) earn his trust and convince him to get out of the mall; once he leaves, he's safe safe, and you can focus on the Killer.
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* LimitBreak: By successfully leading Victims to an exit point, you can gain various bonuses, as listed on the Final Girl's card. Once you rescue enough, you flip the card, gaining a permanent bonus or extra ability.

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* LimitBreak: By successfully leading Victims to an exit point, you can gain various bonuses, as listed on the Final Girl's card. Once you rescue enough, you flip the card, gaining a permanent bonus or extra ability. Subsequent victim rescues after unlocking the Final Girl ability also reward you with bonuses.
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* Terror From Destiny (Based on ''Franchise/FinalDestination'')

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* Terror From Destiny (Based (TheGrimReaper; Based on ''Franchise/FinalDestination'')
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* CannonFodder: Victims are helpless on their own, unable to so much as move without the Final Girl's assistance (unless circumstances cause them to panic, in which case they rush blindly around the map based on die rolls).


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* LimitBreak: By successfully leading Victims to an exit point, you can gain various bonuses, as listed on the Final Girl's card. Once you rescue enough, you flip the card, gaining a permanent bonus or extra ability.


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* WeCannotGoOnWithoutYou: When playing on the Sunnydaze Mall map, one Victim becomes "the Savior" - the boy who will grow up to save the world in the future. If he dies, you instantly lose. However, you can (by using special Action cards) earn his trust and convince him to get out of the mall; once he leaves, he's safe and you can focus on the Killer.
* YourMindMakesItReal: Games against Dr. Fright have you alternate between Awake and Asleep. You can only battle Dr. Fright when you're asleep, but this is also when you're most vulnerable.
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''Final Girl'' is broken up into Seasons, each of which consists of five Feature Films (the same Core Box can be used for a Feature Film of any Season). To date, two Seasons have come out, with a third Season receiving a successful Kickstarter in the fourth quarter of 2023 (with a projected release date of October 2024).

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''Final Girl'' is broken up into Seasons, each of which consists of five Feature Films and one or more Vignettes (the same Core Box can be used for a Feature Film of any Season). To date, two Seasons have come out, with a third Season receiving a successful Kickstarter in the fourth quarter of 2023 (with a projected release date of October 2024).
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* EscortMission: When playing against the Poltergeist, the goal is not to kill the (invincible) Killer, but instead to locate and rescue Carolyn, a little girl trapped on the map. She counts as an Item, and so she can’t be attacked, but she can be taken from you. One of the Poltergeist’s Finales forces you to find and retrieve her stuffed as well.

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* EscortMission: When playing against the Poltergeist, the goal is not to kill the (invincible) Killer, but instead to locate and rescue Carolyn, a little girl trapped on the map. She counts as an Item, and so she can’t be attacked, but she can be taken from you. One of the Poltergeist’s Finales forces you to find and retrieve her stuffed doll as well.
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Based on the ''TabletopGame/HostageNegotiator'' system, players build a hand of action cards to use, and when you play an action, you roll a certain number of dice based on a track, and the number of successes you roll affects the outcome of the action. The difference here is that you have three boards instead of one and all actions cost time.
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* InstantWinCondition: No matter what else is happening on the board, if the Killer is permanently taken out, you win, even if the Final Girl does a TakingYouWithMe.

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* InstantWinCondition: No matter what else is happening on the board, if the Killer is permanently taken out, you win, even if the Final Girl successfully does a TakingYouWithMe.

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* AnAsskickingChristmas: North Pole Nightmare involves the Final Girl facing against Krampus, with Mrs. Claus being one of the Final Girls in the set, which may also take place in Santa's Village.

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* AnAsskickingChristmas: North Pole Nightmare involves the Final Girl facing against Krampus, with Mrs. Claus being one of the Final Girls in the set, which may also take place in Santa's Village.Village as the player chooses.



* FinalGirl: Natch. Every box introduces two new Final Girls, alongside some promo Final Girls from another VRG game titled''The Dark Quarter'', Paula Deming and Jamie, each with their own abilities and special powers, but they all have the same goal – rescue the other Victims and take down the Killer.

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* FinalGirl: Natch. Every box introduces two new Final Girls, alongside some promo Final Girls from another VRG game titled''The titled ''The Dark Quarter'', Paula Deming and Jamie, each with their own abilities and special powers, but they all have the same goal – rescue the other Victims and take down the Killer.



* InstantWinCondition: No matter what else is happening on the board, if the Killer is permanently taken out, you win.

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* InstantWinCondition: No matter what else is happening on the board, if the Killer is permanently taken out, you win.win, even if the Final Girl does a TakingYouWithMe.


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* LuckManipulationMechanic:
** If a die lands on the number 4 side, you may discard 2 cards to turn it into a success.
** One particular action card allows you to reroll a single die regardless of when it occurs.
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* FinalGirl: Natch. Every box introduces two new Final Girls, each with their own abilities and special powers, but they all have the same goal – rescue the other Victims and take down the Killer.

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* FinalGirl: Natch. Every box introduces two new Final Girls, alongside some promo Final Girls from another VRG game titled''The Dark Quarter'', Paula Deming and Jamie, each with their own abilities and special powers, but they all have the same goal – rescue the other Victims and take down the Killer.
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* Terror From Destiny (Based on ''Film/FinalDestination'')

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* Terror From Destiny (Based on ''Film/FinalDestination'')''Franchise/FinalDestination'')
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* Terror From Destiny

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* Terror From DestinyDestiny (Based on ''Film/FinalDestination'')
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** Because ''Film/AQuietPlace'' doesn’t have any real “central” location, Don’t Make a Sound is the first Feature Film where the Killer and map are based on different movies.

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** Because ''Film/AQuietPlace'' doesn’t have any real “central” location, Don’t Make a Sound is the first Feature Film where the Killer and map are based on different movies. Said location is based on ''Film/{{Tremors}}''.



* {{Homage}}: To various horror movies and and TV series.

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* {{Homage}}: To various horror movies and and TV series.



* LastChanceHitPoint: Both the Final Girl and the Killer have a token where their last health point should be. When they would be killed, they flip the token. If there’s nothing on the other side, they die; otherwise, they get one last one heart, but the token is replaced with a white health token. Once they lose that token, they’re dead.

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* LastChanceHitPoint: Both the Final Girl and the Killer have a token where their last health point should be. When they would be killed, they flip the token. If there’s nothing on the other side, they die; otherwise, they get one last one heart, either one, two, or three hearts, but the token is replaced with a white health token. Once they lose that token, they’re dead.



* PaintingTheMedium: In the series 1 and 2 boxes, the boxes that house the Final Girl miniatures are labeled "Cast and Crew", and the boxes that house the lore books and gruesome deaths books is labeled as "Special Features". Series 2 also has another box titled "Box of Props" which has many extras.

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* PaintingTheMedium: In the each series 1 and 2 boxes, box, the boxes that house houses the Final Girl miniatures miniatures, and the series vignette are labeled "Cast and Crew", and the boxes that house the lore books and gruesome deaths books is labeled as "Special Features". Series 2 also has another box titled "Box of Props" which has many extras.
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* AnAsskickingChristmas: North Pole Nightmare involves the Final Girl facing against Krampus, with Mrs. Claus being one of the Final Girls in the set, which may also take place in Santa's Village.
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* FeaheredFiend: Terror From Above involves the Final Girl facing hordes of killer birds and taking them down, a la ''Film/TheBirds''.

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* FeaheredFiend: FeatheredFiend: Terror From Above involves the Final Girl facing hordes of killer birds and taking them down, a la ''Film/TheBirds''.
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* FeaheredFiend: Terror From Above involves the Final Girl facing hordes of killer birds and taking them down, a la ''Film/TheBirds''.
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* PaintingTheMedium: In the series 1 and 2 boxes, the boxes that house the Final Girl miniatures are labeled "Cast and Crew", and the boxes that house the lore books and gruesome deaths books is labeled as "Special Features". Series 2 also has another box titled "Box of Props" which has many extras.
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* PackagedAsAnotherMedium: The feature film boxes are all sized similarly as VHS boxes, and as such, the SFX crates are designed to look like VCRs.

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* PackagedAsAnotherMedium: PackagedAsOtherMedium: The feature film boxes are all sized similarly as VHS boxes, and as such, the SFX crates are designed to look like VCRs.VCR systems.

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* Terror From the Grave (Based on many ZombieApocalypse films)


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* Terror From Destiny
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* ZombieApocalypse: Terror From the Grave is a vignette pack that pits the final girl against a horde of zombies.

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* ZombieApocalypse: Terror From the Grave is a vignette pack that pits the final girl against a horde of zombies.zombies.
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* TheCameo: Paula from the [=YouTube=] channel Things Get Dicey is a playable Final Girl.
* EscortMission: When playing against the Poltergeist, the goal is not to kill the (invincible) Killer, but instead to locate and rescue Carolyn, a little girl trapped on the map. She counts as an Item, and so she can’t be attacked, but she can be taken from you. One of the Poltergeist’s Finales forces you to find and retrieve her stuffed animal as well.

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Paula from the [=YouTube=] channel Things Get Dicey is a playable Final Girl.
** Jamie, from Foster the Meeple, who is now Director of Marketing of Van Ryder Games, got the same treatment.
* EscortMission: When playing against the Poltergeist, the goal is not to kill the (invincible) Killer, but instead to locate and rescue Carolyn, a little girl trapped on the map. She counts as an Item, and so she can’t be attacked, but she can be taken from you. One of the Poltergeist’s Finales forces you to find and retrieve her stuffed animal stuffed as well.
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* North Pole Nightmare (Krampus and The Elf Village)

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* North Pole Nightmare (Krampus and The Elf Santa's Village)
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* North Pole Nightmare (Krampus and The Elf Village)
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* AllThereInTheManual: Each series has a lore and scenario book detailing both the killer's and Final Girl's backstories.

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* Terror From Above (Killer Birds; based on ''Film/TheBirds'')



* {{Homage}}: To various horror movies and and TV series.



* OneHitPointWonder: Under normal circumstances, the Victims will die the instant the Killer makes an attack against them.

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* OneHitPointWonder: Under normal circumstances, the Victims will die the instant the Killer makes an attack against them.them.
* PackagedAsAnotherMedium: The feature film boxes are all sized similarly as VHS boxes, and as such, the SFX crates are designed to look like VCRs.
* ZombieApocalypse: Terror From the Grave is a vignette pack that pits the final girl against a horde of zombies.
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''Final Girl'' is a series of solo tabletop board games published by Van Ryder Games that is a massive love letter to the modern horror film. In it, you take the role of the Final Girl, the only woman capable of facing off with the Killer and saving the other Victims.

The game comes in two parts. The Core Box contains most of the tokens, dice, and other items needed to play the game at all, while the Feature Films provide the Final Girls, Killers, and maps to be played on, many with their own special rules. Any combination of Final Girl, Killer, and map can be used together, allowing for a massive degree of customization and flexibility the more Feature Films you acquire.

''Final Girl'' is broken up into Seasons, each of which consists of five Feature Films (the same Core Box can be used for a Feature Film of any Season). To date, two Seasons have come out, with a third Season receiving a successful Kickstarter in the fourth quarter of 2023 (with a projected release date of October 2024).

Season One:
* Happy Trails Horror (Hans the Butcher and Camp Happy Trails; based on ''Franchise/FridayThe13th'')
* The Haunting of Creech Manor (The Poltergeist and Creech Manor; based on ''Film/Poltergeist1982'')
* Slaughter in the Groves (Inkanyamba and the Sacred Groves)
* Carnage at the Carnival (Geppetto the Puppet Master and the Carnival; based on ''Film/PuppetMaster'')
* Frightmare on Maple Lane (Dr. Fright and Maple Lane; based on ''Franchise/ANightmareOnElmStreet'')

Season Two:
* Into the Void (The Evomorph and USS Konrad; based on ''Film/{{Alien}}'')
* Panic at Station 2891 (The Organism and Station 2891; based on ''Film/TheThing1982'')
* A Knock at the Door (The Intruders and Wingard Cottage; based on ''Film/TheStrangers'')
* Once Upon a Full Moon (The Big Bad Wolf and Storybrook Woods)
* Madness in the Dark (The Ratchet Lady and Wolfe Asylum)

Season Three (not yet released):
* The Killer From Tomorrow (The Hunter and Sunnydaze Mall; based on ''Film/TheTerminator'')
* Hell to Pay (Razorface and the Hellscape; based on ''Film/{{Hellraiser}}'')
* The Falconwood Files (The Slayer and Falconwood; based on ''Series/StrangerThings'')
* The Marrek Murders (The Tormentor and Marrek Warehouse; based on ''Franchise/{{Saw}}'')
* Don’t Make a Sound (The Eyeless and Utopia; based on ''Film/AQuietPlace'' and ''Film/{{Tremors}}'')
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* TheCameo: Paula from the [=YouTube=] channel Things Get Dicey is a playable Final Girl.
* EscortMission: When playing against the Poltergeist, the goal is not to kill the (invincible) Killer, but instead to locate and rescue Carolyn, a little girl trapped on the map. She counts as an Item, and so she can’t be attacked, but she can be taken from you. One of the Poltergeist’s Finales forces you to find and retrieve her stuffed animal as well.
* {{Expy}}: The majority of Feature Films wear their influences on their sleeves, as listed above. The game as a whole revels in drawing inspiration from just about anywhere in the horror genre.
* FinalGirl: Natch. Every box introduces two new Final Girls, each with their own abilities and special powers, but they all have the same goal – rescue the other Victims and take down the Killer.
* FormulaBreakingEpisode:
** Any game with the Poltergeist changes the win condition – the Poltergeist is completely invulnerable, and the goal is instead finding a little girl (Carolyn) and getting her out of the map.
** A game against the Organism can have up to three Killers, as three Victims are marked as “Exposed”; each one must be tested, and only up to two can be “safe”.
** Because ''Film/AQuietPlace'' doesn’t have any real “central” location, Don’t Make a Sound is the first Feature Film where the Killer and map are based on different movies.
* {{Gorn}}: The Gruesome Death booklets are a list of gruesome deaths that happen to any victims caught by the Killer. Each Season has one, with deaths for each Killer on each map in that Season.
* InstantWinCondition: No matter what else is happening on the board, if the Killer is permanently taken out, you win.
* LastChanceHitPoint: Both the Final Girl and the Killer have a token where their last health point should be. When they would be killed, they flip the token. If there’s nothing on the other side, they die; otherwise, they get one last one heart, but the token is replaced with a white health token. Once they lose that token, they’re dead.
* OneGameForThePriceOfTwo: The Core Box is necessary to play the game at all, but you need at least one Feature Film to actually use it.
* OneHitPointWonder: Under normal circumstances, the Victims will die the instant the Killer makes an attack against them.

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