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2003 Ranked #3,298

Spooky Stairs

Children's memory race where brave kids climb a haunted castle stairway to scare a ghost at the top. Spells disguise the runners and mix up identities, so every move must remember which hidden piece is yours before another child wins.

Children's Children's Game Fantasy Roll / Spin and Move Creatures: Ghosts

Players

2-4

Play time

10-15 min

Age

4+

Complexity

1.1/5

Rating

6.43

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 3.9/5

High replayability

Interaction 3.7/5

Highly interactive

Player scaling 4.0/5

Scales well

Strategic depth 4.5/5

Deep strategy

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How does it play?

Things gets quite spooky on the "Spirit Stairs". There's a race in the old castle ruin, and the most courageous have the edge.

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Things gets quite spooky on the "Spirit Stairs". There's a race in the old castle ruin, and the most courageous have the edge. The ghost lives at the top of the stairs. Being completely quiet, a few brave children dart up the stairs- everyone wants to be first to scare the ghost with a "BOOOO! ”But the ghost knows this age-old game and tries to transform the players into ghosts - one after the other one! Every turn players roll an enchanted die to see how fast they climb the stairs, if a player rolls a "ghost", he may place a ghost piece over another player's pawn. A magic magnetic field connects the two and the pawn disappears! Now the players must remember for the remainder of the game under which ghost their own figure is. If all players are transformed and another "ghost" rolled, two ghosts may be exchanged. Whoever can make it to the top of the stairs amidst the chaos wins. Ages 4 and up Expanded by: Geistertreppe: Flaschengeist 5 & 6 Player expansion

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All specifications (5)

Play and group

Players
2–4
Best with
3–4
Play time
10–15 min
Age
4+
Complexity
1.1/5
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Credits

Designers

1
Michelle Schanen

Artists

2
Johann Rüttinger Rolf Vogt

Publishers

1
Drei Magier Spiele