No matter what you play, good luck with your Halloween game!

No matter what you play, good luck with your Halloween game!

We haven’t decided on the movie either which might shift the game played. If we watch Slither we might play Arkham Horror (same if we watch a Mummy movie). But if we watch a vampire film, likely, then we will play one of the two games I mentioned.

Given the experience level of the people who will be playing at the Halloween night, I have to have a game that is attractive, easy to learn, and interactive. Or at least something that scores high in most of these areas. Last year we played The Haunting House by Twilight Creations, because of ease of play, and it was only a B- as far as group standards go.

As for Dracula’s Revenge, the game is relatively easy to teach and has above average components for a non-mass market game. The cardstock on the cards and “miniatures” is very good, but the tiles are what I would call “good” and not outstanding. Remember that most of the people I will be playing with are not gamers so the prettier the game the better in some respects. Haunting House was a failure in this regard as well, but in the case of that game the rules were “below average” (though the interactive nature did make the overall experience enjoyable). The rules of Revenge seem clear and the narrative nature of the scenarios is a bonus. I will write a more detailed commentary later this week at my blog, but know that it is in competition for this year’s Halloween game.

We haven’t decided on the movie either which might shift the game played. If we watch Slither we might play Arkham Horror (same if we watch a Mummy movie). But if we watch a vampire film, likely, then we will play one of the two games I mentioned.

Given the experience level of the people who will be playing at the Halloween night, I have to have a game that is attractive, easy to learn, and interactive. Or at least something that scores high in most of these areas. Last year we played The Haunting House by Twilight Creations, because of ease of play, and it was only a B- as far as group standards go.

As for Dracula’s Revenge, the game is relatively easy to teach and has above average components for a non-mass market game. The cardstock on the cards and “miniatures” is very good, but the tiles are what I would call “good” and not outstanding. Remember that most of the people I will be playing with are not gamers so the prettier the game the better in some respects. Haunting House was a failure in this regard as well, but in the case of that game the rules were “below average” (though the interactive nature did make the overall experience enjoyable). The rules of Revenge seem clear and the narrative nature of the scenarios is a bonus. I will write a more detailed commentary later this week at my blog, but know that it is in competition for this year’s Halloween game.