The Other is one of the most terrifying monsters you will ever encounter in The Night Cage. It is a giant monster made of 3 sections, each measuring 4 tiles wide and 2 tiles tall. The Other's goal is to escape The Hollow and attack the Main Board. Beginning the turn AFTER all Prisoners have left their crumbling Start Tiles, Pit formation triggers The Other's movement.

If at least 1 Pit is formed on the Main Board during a Prisoner’s turn, The Other advances one length (2 spaces) up the Hollow (marked by the head ornaments). HOWEVER, if a Prisoner with a lit candle is in the Hollow, they prevent The Other from advancing when Pits are formed on the Main Board. Once all 3 segments have been placed, the next time The Other advances, it escapes the Hollow and moves to the Main Board.

STRATEGY TIP: Consider holding The Other at bay quickly - by having one Prisoner STAY & drop into the Hollow on turn one.

Blue creates a Pit on the Main Board. The first section of The Other is placed onto the bottom two rows of the Hollow.

Blue creates another Pit on the Main Board. Another section of The Other is pushed in behind it from the supply.

(1) Blue stays to dodge the Wax Eater, creates a Pit and falls.

(2) The Other advances (3) before Blue lands.* The next time the Other advances, it will leave the Hollow.

*NOTE: If The Other would escape the Hollow as Blue falls into it, they would NOT encounter each other. The Other moves to the Main Board first and then the Prisoner falls to the bottom of the Hollow.