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2018 Ranked #6,994

Masque Of The Red Death

A social strategy game in which nobles seek favor at a masquerade while tracking which rooms deadly danger will visit. Social standing matters only if you survive the midnight disaster, creating a careful balance of priorities.

Thematic Games Deduction Novel-based Action Queue Memory

Players

4-7

Play time

60-90 min

Age

14+

Complexity

2.5/5

Rating

6.58

Harder to teach Highly interactive Deep strategy

Overview

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ABG editorial scores on a 1–5 scale.

Teachability 2.4/5

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?

As nobles at a magnificent masquerade ball, you and your friends all vie to improve your social standing. Gossip flies, rumors swirl, and with each chime of the ebony clock, hearts fill with dread and despair.

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As nobles at a magnificent masquerade ball, you and your friends all vie to improve your social standing. Gossip flies, rumors swirl, and with each chime of the ebony clock, hearts fill with dread and despair. As midnight approaches, you begin to realize that something is amiss. Based on Edgar Allen Poe's sinister story, Masque of the Red Death pits you and up to six of your friends against each other as you hobnob with the Prince. But disaster strikes at midnight. You must balance your actions carefully between currying the Prince's favor and discovering which rooms the Red Death will visit. After all, having the highest social standing matters only if you survive...

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Play and group

Players
4–7
Best with
4–7
Play time
60–90 min
Age
14+
Complexity
2.5/5
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Credits

Designers

1
Adam Wyse

Artists

1
Gris Grimly

Publishers

1
IDW Games

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