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Betrayal at House on the Hill
- Players
- 3–6
- Listed play time
- 60 min
- Age
- 12+
- Published
- 2004
- Category
- horror fiction
What this is
Betrayal at House on the Hill begins as a shared exploration of a mansion assembled room by room from tiles. Characters discover items, events, and omens until one omen triggers a scenario-specific haunt, often revealing a traitor and giving the two sides different rules and objectives. The uncertain layout and large haunt selection make each play a new horror story built from movement, risk, and sudden asymmetry.
At a glance
- Players
- 3–6
- Listed play time
- 60 minutes
- Minimum age
- 12 and up
- First published
- 2004
- Category
- horror fiction
- Designers
- Rob Daviau, Bruce Glassco, Bill McQuillan, Mike Selinker, Teeuwynn Woodruff
- Publishers
- Asmodee, Wizards of the Coast, Avalon Hill, Hasbro
- Photographs
- 2
Publisher
- AsmodeeOfficial site
- Wizards of the CoastOfficial site
- Avalon HillOfficial site
- HasbroOfficial site
How players rate Betrayal at House on the Hill
Every dimension is rated on its own. The left column judges the game and higher is better; the right column describes it, where neither end of the scale is the good end.
Player-count fit
How well it plays at each count. Best at 5.
- 3p6.430 ratings
- 4p6.830 ratings
- 5p7.130 ratings
- 6p6.829 ratings
Every dimension
15 measures. Some judge the game; the rest simply describe it.
How good it is
Judgements, rated out of 10. Higher is better.
- Longevity and replayability6.8/10
- Ease of teach5.3/10
- Gateway friendliness5.1/10
- Component quality6.8/10
- Table presence6.4/10
- Travel friendliness5.3/10
What it's like
Descriptions, not verdicts. Neither end is better.
- Player interactionHigh6.9SolitaireConstant
- CutthroatnessFriendly2.3FriendlyRuthless
- Role of luckSwingy7.7Chance-drivenPlayer-driven
- Theme integrationWoven in8.7Pasted onWoven in
- Rules complexityHeavy3.5LightHeavy
- Decision complexityDemanding3.8SimpleDemanding
- Language dependencyA lot3.4No textText-heavy
- Table spaceDining table6.7Lap trayTwo tables
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