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2012 Ranked #7,477

Locke & Key: The Game

A semi-cooperative card game has players collect magical keys and face supernatural challenges at an ominous mansion. Limited resources force difficult choices over when to help others and when to preserve strength.

Strategy Games Card Game Horror Hand Management

Players

3-6

Play time

Not listed

Age

15+

Complexity

1.72/5

Rating

6.26

Harder to teach Highly interactive Deep strategy

Overview

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ABG editorial scores on a 1–5 scale.

Teachability 2.3/5

Harder to teach

Replay value 4.0/5

High replayability

Interaction 3.6/5

Highly interactive

Player scaling 4.0/5

Scales well

Strategic depth 4.5/5

Deep strategy

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How it plays

How does it play?

The comic book Locke & Key, by author Joe Hill and artist Gabriel Rodriguez, tells the story of the Locke family and Keyhouse, an unlikely New England mansion that is home to fantastic keys that transform all who dare to use them...and a hate-filled creature that will not rest until it forces open the most terrible door of them all. Competition and cooperation meet in Locke & Key: The Game, which dares you to overcome the supernatural challenges of Keyhouse.

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Key systems that shape the decisions players make.

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The comic book Locke & Key, by author Joe Hill and artist Gabriel Rodriguez, tells the story of the Locke family and Keyhouse, an unlikely New England mansion that is home to fantastic keys that transform all who dare to use them...and a hate-filled creature that will not rest until it forces open the most terrible door of them all. Competition and cooperation meet in Locke & Key: The Game, which dares you to overcome the supernatural challenges of Keyhouse. As you play, you'll collect wondrous keys to open new game play options and create powerful combinations by mixing and matching cards. You and your fellow players will face these horrors together, but who will be by your side when the dust settles? On this journey, you'll make decisions on when and where to help your fellow players, but your resources are not endless. Through careful management of your cards, you can help the family overcome challenges, and you'll be rewarded for the assistance...sometimes.

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Play and group

Players
3–6
Best with
3–6
Play time
30 min
Age
15+
Complexity
1.7/5
Credits and catalog connections

Credits

Designers

1
Matt Hyra

Artists

1
Gabriel Rodriguez

Publishers

1
Cryptozoic Entertainment

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