Avalon Hill Betrayal at House on the Hill, Green

Super fun! Some haunts can be a bit vague so Id agree with everyone else that they could have playtested more and clarified things but w/e. Its fun enough that Id buy it again for sure. It was super popular with my board game group. Havent bought the expansion yet though because I feel like the logical holes in the haunts arent as forgiving based on those comments. Get the base game tho.

This was a Christmas gift for Grandkids aged 9 to 11. They very much enjoy playing this game and seemed to have caught on to it easily.

Pros: - Thematic B-movie horror - Love the mechanic of revealing the traitor. No one knows until its time... - The key information thats only given to the survivors or the traitor. Hidden objectives are awesome! Cons: - Bless their hearts for trying, but the minis are painted so terribly. - A lot of random moving around to try collecting whatever you can before the haunt - Even with the upgraded character trackers, its still hard to keep all of your stats where they need to be. - Lots of components to sift through for takedown/setup The B-Horror movie aspect is great. My Christian step-mom has banned this game from our house because of the satanic elements, like Ouija boards and devil warship. She doesnt know I hid it under her bed. Hey Trish - THIS is whats been causing dad to start drinking again, not my bad attitude. Love the many different haunts. It really changes the game up each time. I think it makes it more fun to choose your own, but I dont think Satan likes that. The big reveal where you need to read separate parts from a survivor book and a traitor book is what really gives this game the replay value. You cant have that controlling person in the group who always has to be The One. You know that friend... If you dont, you can identify him by finding the person in your group that tells you to call him Neo, Craig.... The trackers do suck. They dont keep the numbers well and you adjust fairly frequently. The upgrade pack has you move numbers up or down via a dial, but I havent memorized which way is up or down with the dials yet. Its got good replay value, but its so thematic you really all need to be in the mood for something spooky to get everyone on board to play. I tried watching Die Hard, then playing this and I just wasnt feeling it. But after watching all of Stephanie Meyers Twilight movies, we were SO READY!

Overall, an excellent game! This is one that my friends and I consistently come back to, The only drawback game-wise is that its so good, you just want to keep playing, so eventually you burn through the 50 scenarios. I know that there are some user-created expansions out there, and I have yet to fully explore them. So, the reason I give this game 4/5 is because Wizards refuses to publish the expansion that the games creator submitted to them. On a side note, some of the pieces and game tiles seem a bit flimsy, but it doesnt detract from the experience for me. I know some people care a lot about that though, so just an FYI.

Great game

This is a game with an interesting concept, with a traitor mechanic that usually works, but sometimes falls flat, resulting in an uneven endgame.

Love this game!! One of the best things about this is the bored is different everytime. The instructions are kind of long but very easy once you get going

Super fun game

If you’re looking for a party game to share with your friends this Halloween, look no further than Betrayal at House on the Hill. With its simple setup, beautifully designed pieces, and vast replay value, Betrayal offers countless thrills and frights for you and your friends to enjoy. Designed for three to six players, Betrayal is a cooperative exploration game with a traitor that takes roughly an hour to play. The straightforward rules allow for any casual gamer to learn the game within one or two sessions of the game. Despite its simple appearance, the shear amount of randomness built into the game ensures that no two sessions of Betrayal are exactly alike. Each game starts with you and your friends playing the role of explorers in a haunted house. With every move, you randomly build the house—finding items, uncovering omens, and witnessing grisly events as you go. Once enough omens have been found, one of fifty different scenarios is randomly selected for you and your friends to play. At this point, the traitor is revealed, and the game shifts to a vicious battle between the traitor and the heroes, often to the death. Though its macabre themes might be a bit too graphic for anyone younger than a teenager, Betrayal is a versatile, story-driven game that is perfect for small parties. There are instances when haunt-specific rules conflict with general rules. However, Wizards of the Coast (the game makers) do reconcile most of these by having haunt-specific rules supersede the general ones. Wizards also provides a free online download of document errata for your convenience. All in all, Betrayal at House on the Hill will provide hours of fun and creepy entertainment for you and your friends. Its unique playstyle and general unpredictability make it one game that deserves to be in any collection.

Not a game for everyone, as it is full of monsters, bad guys, and spells and such, but in such an innocent, roll~of~the~dice kind of way! Fascinating game, brilliantly thought out. My 16 year old Son asked for it for Christmas; he and older family members have played it quite a few times (while chomping on Pizza and snacks) since December and thoroughly enjoyed it!!