Reviews of the Completely Monstrous Edition

Orava Review
"While it’s hard to predict what 2008 will bring, I’ll say this: right here, right now, if you only buy one rpg book this year, make it this one. Yes, it’s really that good." By Petri Weissman, April 21, 2008.

RPG.net Review
"I have been thoroughly delighted with Monsters+. Indeed, I’ve spent a lot of time reading through the game, taking my own notes on a new campaign location and making a few sample characters. My ring binder-bound version of the PDF has been a fairly constant companion since I got it. I can’t recall the last time a game held my attention quite so firmly." By Jimmie Bise, Jr., April 7, 2008.

RPG.net Review
"The writers had fun making it, playtesting it, and editing it. You know intellectually that this was a labour of love, but what’s even more evident is the joy and mayhem that went into the production. How can you not love a game that has sidebars entitled 'Unique and Special Snowflakes,' and headings such as 'Great, Now I'm on Fire'?" By Kevin Veale, February 18, 2008.

Actual Play Reports

In Glove and War
Or why the school exploding was all the Queen of England's fault. Monsters at OmegaCon, March 16, 2008.

The Cheat Sheet
Three real-life kids (ages 12, 11 and 9) play three kids in the game—and their funny, scary, eyeball-grabbing monsters. March 3, 2008.

What Did You Get for Christmas? (DragonCon 2007)
Monsters author Benjamin Baugh runs a midnight adventure at DragonCon, with both arts and crafts. September 6, 2007.

Reviews of the First (non-Completely Monstrous) Edition

Gaming Report Review
"Definitely check out this haunting setting of childhood and the harrowing passage that a few monsters can make of it." A review of the paperback first edition. By Wayne Tonjes, November 25, 2007.

RPG.net Review
"Startlingly impressive, rich and simple system with a brilliant underlying concept. Anyone who enjoys black humour, Calvin & Hobbes, and Lovecraftian horrors will find this worth a look." A review of the paperback first edition. By Kevin Veale, May 25, 2007.

Interviews

Godzilla Gaming Podcast
Monsters editor and Arc Dream manager Shane Ivey on Monsters, Godlike, Wild Talents and more. February 3, 2008.

Voice of the Revolultion
Monsters author Benjamin Baugh and Arc Dream's Shane Ivey talk Monsters and Wild Talents. December 31, 2007.

Press Releases

Arc Dream releases 'Monsters and Other Childish Things: The Completely Monstrous Edition' (21 December 2007)

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