USAopoly, a.k.a. The Op, a popular "publisher and manufacturer of board games and puzzles", has announced that they will be releasing an officially licensed FRIDAY THE 13TH board game later this year. This is surprising news – since the copyright lawsuit between the original FRIDAY THE 13TH's producer/director Sean S. Cunningham and screenwriter Victor Miller has gotten in the way of other franchise-related merchandise (new collectible figures can't be made until the lawsuit is over, nothing more can be added to Friday the 13th: The Game, etc.), I'm not sure how this board game is making its way through a loophole and out into the world.
The board game is called Friday the 13th: Horror at Camp Crystal Lake, and
in this anxiety-driven, press-your-luck horror game, players take on the roles of cliché camp counselors like the stereotypical Nerd, the Partier, the Nice Guy, the Final Girl, the Diva, and the Jock as they must rely on chance and strategy to survive five nights being terrorized by blood-thirsty Jason.
Coveted tools of survival are just within your reach to randomly draw from a camp bag: cast iron pans, gasoline, cleavers, flashlights and more. Collect them to make various combinations for points and use additional Fear cards for ways to escape his Attacks.
You only have strategy and supplies to keep you alive, but the odds of returning safely to the camp get slimmer with every turn! Steal supplies from your friends, take them with you to the cabin, or keep what you find and wait out the nights to be the last one standing!
The Op says the game will be available for purchase at the price of $29.99 sometime this summer. The game is for three to six players and playtime is estimated at 60 minutes.
We'll keep you updated on Friday the 13th: Horror at Camp Crystal Lake as more information is revealed.