Against the Monstrous Horde is a dice game of fantasy combat that is played using a variety of polyhedral dice. Each player manages a set of polyhedral dice that represents a party of adventurers defending a village against an army of monstrous creatures. The players compete to see who can drive away the most enemies before the battle ends by rolling their dice and using them to attack, to heal, and/or to perform special abilities. Defeating enemies earns a player points, and gameplay ends once one player scores 100 or more points. The winner is the player who achieves the highest score. —description from the designer