Each player starts the game with different amounts of each, a different balance, making them unique combinations to play. Each character has four stats – Speed, Might, Sanity, and Knowledge. The list goes on and on, making the Betrayal At House on the Hill characters a cast to behold, filled with a motley roster to play as in an evening. There is the priest, the jock, the creepy child. In Betrayal, the players all play the parts of classic b-movie characters.

Usually, at that moment, one of the players becomes the traitor, and the game is a foot. Everyone starts off on the same team, and then midway through the game it flips. It is, needless to say, a game with credentials and gravitas in the world of gaming.īetrayal at House on the Hill (often fondly shortened to Betrayal) has become, like the genre it mimics, a cult classic. It was published by Avalon Hill, and who in turn are owned by Wizards of the Coast. Let’s look at one of the big horror entries in the tabletop genre – Betrayal At House on the Hill.įor those who don’t know, Betrayal At House on the Hill is an exploration horror story b-movie game designed by veteran board game designers Bruce Glassco, Rob Daviau, Bill McQuillan, Mike Selinker, and Teeuwynn Woodruff. This year, in light of this horrifically festive season, I thought we would actually nod in Terror’s direction.

Last year, this fact came and went, with little acknowledgement on this blog. Halloween, dear readers, is fast approaching.

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