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Haunted Castle

Players

2-4

Time

?-?

Age

5+

Weight

1

Rating

5.79

Fit

Teach 2.4

Teaching signal

Replay 4.1

High replayability

Interaction 3.7

Highly interactive

Scaling 4.4

Scales well

Strategy 4.7

Deep strategy

Control 2.2

Luck-sensitive

Table feel

The game Haunted Castle has a high level of direct confrontation and strategic depth in confrontation. Players frequently need to be aware of and react to others' strategies and turns. However, there is a lower emphasis on cooperation in the game.

Replay value

Haunted Castle has a high replayability score due to its high variability gameboard, impactful expansions, deep strategic possibilities, and good scalability. The game offers fresh experiences each time it is played, allowing players to discover new tactics and strategies. The presence of expansions adds new content and gameplay elements, further enhancing the replay value. The game adapts well to different player counts without compromising its appeal or balance. While it may take some time to learn, the depth it offers makes it worth the effort.

Luck profile

The final luck score for Haunted Castle is 4.33, indicating a moderate influence of luck in the game. Random elements such as dice rolls or card draws have a notable but not exclusive impact on the game outcome. While there is some room for players to influence or mitigate the effects of randomness through strategic decisions, luck still plays a significant role. The game has a balanced mix of luck and strategy, with neither element dominating the outcome.

Overview

There are 8 characters a knight, an owl, a ghost, a witch, a pumpkin, a cat, a bat, and a vampire. Each player has a small board in front of themselves with all 8 characters on it. There is also a deck of cards each showing only 7 characters at a time. Flip a card and whoever calls out the missing character first gets the card. The person with the most cards when they are all gone, wins. Recomended for 5 years of age and up.

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Credits

Designers

1
Lucien Geelhoed

Artists

1
Joachim Krause

Publishers

1
Ravensburger

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