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Medicine Hat resident designs original board game set in monster-invaded mall

A Medicine Hat creator has developed a board game called Nightmare, in which players survive a monster attack inside a shopping mall after voids begin spawning creatures and knock out power.

Updated Jul 10, 2026, 5:36 p.m.1 cited source
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The update

  • A Medicine Hat resident has created an original board game with a survival horror theme set inside a shopping mall overrun by monsters spawned from random voids.

Why this matters

This is a human-interest story about local creative entrepreneurship in Medicine Hat. While it may appeal to readers interested in local makers and game design, the evidence available is limited to a brief excerpt and does not provide enough detail about the game's development, availability, or community impact to support a well-substantiated civic brief.

Confirmed details

The board game is set in a shopping mall where players join survivors after voids randomly appear and begin spawning monsters, with power knocked out by the creatures.

What happens next

Watch for further reporting on whether the game becomes available locally or through crowdfunding, which would add civic and economic interest to the story.

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