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| designer |
Rob Daviau
Bruce Glassco |
| publisher |
Avalon Hill |
| released |
2004 |
| players |
3-6 |
| playing time |
60 minutes |
| rating |
none |
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Quick look by Moritz Eggert
This game works relatively well as a traditional exploration/character advancement game, but
really kicks into gear when it comes to the second part, where one player will be the evil traitor
and the other players fight together to overcome one of 50 totally different evil scenarios. Some
of them play like little wargames, others demand deduction and skill. Great fun for everybody
involved, as the game really depicts the theme well, and the scenarios have been lovingly crafted
to represent every imaginable haunted house story/cliché. The replay value is high, as the endgame
is always different, but the exploration stays a bit samey. The game would profit from expansions,
which could easily be integrated. Great design with wonderful atmosphere, easy to pick up,
relatively short playing time - what doth the geek wanteth more?
©2009, Westpark Gamers
