Crimes in History: H. H. Holmes' Murder Castle

NOTE: The 2nd Story Expansion included. For the edition that came without expansion, see this entry.

You will travel back in time to 1893 to explore the twisted and unpredictable World's Fair Hotel. Race to collect evidence while battling through the absurdities of a chaotic, booby-trapped castle - all while dodging Holmes himself. In Crimes in History: H. H. Holmes' Murder Castle, you will explore rooms and collect evidence, while battling backstabbing overnight guests and evading Holmes in his thrilling house of horrors.

• The castle can be built differently each time using unique modular room tiles inspired by the original castle's blueprints.
• Trapdoors, greased chutes to the basement, brick walls, and seeping gas are just some of the booby traps you'll encounter as you travel throughout the castle.
• Because Holmes knows the layout of the castle and all of the castle's elaborate horrors, he can appear in any room with only a moment's notice.
• Draw from 79 event cards to gain a competitive advantage or to wreak havoc by sabotaging other players.

The winner is the first player to complete their evidence board and rack back to the Pharmacy!

Crimes in History: H. H. Holmes' Murder Castle is a competitive, medium to low weight, board game from Blueprint Gaming Concepts aimed at becoming one of the most versatile games on the market. The action drafting mechanic was inspired from Puerto Rico and San Juan to achieve player engagement with little down time in between turns. The event cards were inspired from Kings of Tokyo and include high amounts of player-to-player interaction. It's designed by Seth Cooper & Brandt Hoffman and features hand-drawn macabre illustrations by Holly Carden.

The 2nd Story Expansion expands the game by incorporating an Automa mode and the ability to Play as Holmes with 4-7 players.

Awards and Accomplishments:

• By August 2020, our game has been pre-ordered in 49 states, 30 countries, and 1,023 cities!
• The Crimes in History: H. H. Holmes' Murder Castle board game received a ribbon for the Top 15 Most Anticipated Games of 2020 in the Horror Category
• Crimes in History: H. H. Holmes' Murder Castle was enjoyed and approved by all three of Father Geek playtest groups, the Child Geeks, the Parent Geeks, and the Gamer Geeks. In January 2020, the game was awarded the "Father Geek Seal of Approval", an award only provided to those games that are found to be fun and enjoyed by everyone we played the game with.
• Funded on Kickstarter in February 2020 with 1,066 backers

—description from the publisher