“You can’t scare me. I was born in Youngstown.”—Anonymous. It is the summer of 1977 and out of the PCB laden depths of the Mahoning River rises a hideous monster to threaten downtown Youngstown, Ohio. Can you mobilize Steel city’s finest and the Ohio National Guard, all aided or hindered by local personalities, to defend the city and its populace? Learn and enjoy this whimsical historical gaming salute to Youngstown as it battles a mythical monster during the summer before the real ones came to the fore that fateful October. —description from the designer Each copy of Mahoning Monstrosity is composed of the following: One 11 by 17 inch map One sheet of 81 unmounted, double sided counters 12 pages of rules and charts Players will also need a six sided die, some scrap paper and a pen or pencil to play the game.