The game
is based on that you have a bet with your friends, to enter the
haunted house, run through and out the other side.
The game
is played with 38 tiles, 2 being entrance an exit tiles, the others
being random corridors and trapdoors. These are dealt out on the
table in a 6 by 6 square, randomly. The entrance and exits are then
placed in opposing corners, and the game starts.
Now
actions are dealt in this is a interesting way. You have a hand of
cards, always the same cards. The first round you get 4 random cards,
and play these actions in order. Actions include move one space, move
to spaces, miss a turn, switch places and enter trapdoor. After these
first 4 moves have been done, you then get to choose four cards that
you want. This is like programming your character, you place them and
then play them in order. This makes for some tense turns, especially
if you are racing for the exit and you and your opponent are making
all the right moves.
The game
pieces are simple, but nice. The board pieces are around 2 inches
square, cards are normal size with nice art on them, and the 6
character pieces are nice, of the usual standard of Twilight
Creations. The instruction sheet is a small, but well thought out
affair. Some of the wordings need reading twice, as they could have
been written better. I found reading the whole rules twice made
everything clear.
This is a
fun game with two people, but really gets going with 4+ people. The
programming stage gets very interesting, as you try to outwit your
opponents without making a mistake yourself.
All in all
a great game for parties or filling some time. A few games of this is
great, but we found that any more than around 5 left us cold. There
is just not enough to do, and in some games there may not be any
player interaction. The upside of this game is that it does not take
long to play, games usually lasting around 10 minutes, so really
great for those times when you need something quick to play.
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