Among the scary characters associated with Halloween are witches, vampires, ghosts and zombies. However, the threat may come not only from Earth, but also from space. Strangers don’t have to be friendly at all. There are a lot of board games on this topic, the epic games of which can last for hours …
Presence
This small card game will take us to Artemia, where as cosmic castaways we will try to explore new places and not die. One of the players playing the role of the Alien will have the task of capturing the others and assimilating them with the planet’s ecosystem. Doesn’t sound scary? Be careful! People may be outnumbered, but the opponent knows his territory inside out and hears everything.
Presence is a game for 2-7 players, so it’s great for a Halloween board game. The rules are simple, there is quite a lot of interaction, and the gameplay time (about 45 minutes) allows you to play other scary titles as well. Unless someone comes back from Artemia alive … – Katarzyna Satława
Scooby-Doo! Panic Attack!
Scooby-Doo! Panic Attack!is a very enjoyable board game with simple rules that will be perfect for Halloween as entertainment for the whole family. We all direct the title character to expose the monsters on the board, while avoiding the scary ghost that Scooby is terrified of. However, this is not entirely a cooperative game, because everyone tries to collect as many points as possible for themselves and at the same time can also disturb other players in their turns. We move around the tokens on the board, which initially lie face down. When we pass them for the first time, we turn them over, and when we pass the second time, we collect them for ourselves. Among them are monsters with three different background colors denoting victory points, as well as action tokens – Scoobi’s friends: Shaggy, Daphne, Velma and Fred, as well as favorite treats of the title character,
The game is characterized by high randomness: we move according to the dice rolls, we never know what tokens we discover, and in addition, each turn the ghost appears in a different place. We can choose the direction of Scooby and cleverly use the opportunities offered by the acquired character tokens.
An additional advantage is the linguistic versatility of the game, because its elements do not contain any inscriptions that require translation, and the low price. It is a Polish product from the Trefl company. – Aga Bot
Mysterious House
You are entering an old, abandoned house where the owner was murdered a few years earlier. To this day, this crime has not been solved. However, you would like to find the perpetrator. You are haunted by the spirit of the victim at night. However, it does not intend to scare you. He only sends dreams to reveal who the murderer is. Time, however, is limited. Soon the tormented soul of this world will disappear. Will you be able to help her?
Mysterious House is an extremely interesting cooperative game with a perfect Halloween atmosphere. One person takes on the role of a ghost and uses cards with pictures straight from Dixit to guide the others to the traces of the murderer. However, you only have seven turns to solve the puzzle. Will the perpetrator be detected during this time? Great fun for a family evening or meeting with friends. – Piotr Markiewicz
The silence in the zombie city
Not so long ago, the Muduko publishing house released a card game Silence in the city of zombies on the Polish market . We play the role of survivors, trying to create their own shelter from the undead and gather as many people as possible in it. By the way, we have to disturb the rest of the players so that they do not accidentally take our living and send us undead. Can we survive? Of course, the “zombies” in the title aren’t the only reason why the game is made for Halloween. The creators also took care to introduce the right climate. Before starting the game, it is worth getting acquainted with the description of the epidemic that caused the dead to rise from their graves. Interesting graphics also fit the upcoming holiday. So, summon your friends and sit down to play! And don’t give in to the living dead! –Piotr Markiewicz
Horrified
It’s gonna be a long night. As a group, you have accumulated enough evidence for the existence of the Invisible Man for the service to finally take an interest in him. He will be captured today. You get to the station first – I wonder where the rest … Nancy has been spending a lot of time in the museum lately, she says that she’s doing research, but it seems as if something more brings her there. Bart – mentioned that he wanted to check rumors of attacks in the port, witnesses talked about the fish-man. Sounds ridiculous. But no more than these stories about Dr. Frankenstein’s alleged experiments to bring a corpse to life.
Someone’s coming. You look for a moment and you see that the figure bends and starts running towards you. You probably wouldn’t care if it weren’t for a few details that you notice when it’s closer. He growls, has a hairy face and claws, resembles a wolf! You run away. You run between buildings and try to lose him, but it’s getting closer. You turn the corner of another building and… you run into something. The figure in the cape smiles, revealing sharp fangs … It won’t be a long night, though.
Uh, the horror token moves to the skull space, which means you lost. It was close, two monsters already defeated, but unfortunately they failed to protect the inhabitants. Previously, it was easy, but you collected more items and drew better ability cards. You may need to play other characters for this set of monsters. It’s getting late, you put the board together, you close the box. Moments. Did you also hear a wolf howling outside the window? – Jarek Wójcicki
Horror w Arkham 3 ed.
Arkham Horror 3 ed. – For Halloween, it’s best to immerse yourself in the world of Lovecraft, so it’s worth reaching for Arkham Horror . In this game, we play the role of researchers who will try to stop cultists, ghouls, and even the Ancients from destroying our world. To this end, we will visit terrifying places, gain allies, and fight all kinds of filth. To make your job easier, it is worth going to the store and buying dynamite or firearms, or learning demonic spells, but be careful because using them can drive us crazy. On the other hand, there is no time for half measures, because Cthulhu himself is coming!
Arkham Horror 3 ed. is a nice game in which the most important thing is the atmosphere and story descriptions on the cards. It is worth remembering that this game takes a lot of time, and in addition it is very random, but if someone loves Lovecraft, it will be a great time. – Hubert Heller
Death may die
I have said this on the pages of the portal many times and I do not change my mind. I don’t like being scared. Yes, I am the guy who would cover his eyes when watching a horror movie at the sight of drastic scenes (I know it doesn’t help). Board games, however, are a slightly different medium that also focuses on the atmosphere in some titles, but it is realized in a different way. One of the most common themes of such games is undoubtedly a story inspired by Lovecraft’s prose. A Study in Scarlet, Sign of the Elder Gods, or Arkham Horror . And although I find these games quite successful, my heart is much closer to Death may die. It is a cooperative game in which the main emphasis is on a (almost) carefree brawl, during which you can shove bursts from a rifle into the Ancient One. The game is also very well made, and the ability to mix scenarios and ancient ones (I recommend additions right away) makes it highly replayable. I would highly recommend. – Bartek Jaworski