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Ghost Hunter

Ghost Hunter

Fancy Squid Games · 2014
2–620 min13+ yrs1.0/5 complexity6.6 BGG77Party
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So you want to join the Infernal Club? Do you have what it takes? The club members are an unusual bunch to say the least. Drawn from diverse backgrounds, some are explorers, others are scholars, but all the ladies and gentlemen are drawn together by one thing – the occult!

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So you want to join the Infernal Club? Do you have what it takes? The club members are an unusual bunch to say the least. Drawn from diverse backgrounds, some are explorers, others are scholars, but all the ladies and gentlemen are drawn together by one thing – the occult!

Their curiosity and thirst for knowledge of the arcane arts draws them towards it like so many moths to an open flame. In their plush and exclusive London Club they meet to discuss their latest exploits - the artifacts uncovered, the diabolical schemes foiled, and the supernatural terrors they have hunted.

The unofficial motto of the club is ’Possession is 9/10th of the lore.’ An offhand joke maybe, yet many say it perfectly captures the club’s healthy spirit of competition and the very real danger its members face every time they set out on another paranormal investigation.

In Ghost Hunter players take on the role of new Infernal Club members and set out on a quest to the notorious Blackmoor House to compete against their fellow hunters to capture as many of the unholy spirits that haunt it as possible without succumbing to the terror and ending up haunted for life!

Ghost Hunter is a card game for 2 – 7 players that should last between 10-30 minutes. Players take it in turns to lay higher and higher cards on a central stack. If a player can’t lay an equal or higher card on the stack then they have to pick it up. If a player manages to lay a group of 3 cards at once then they get to capture the stack. Plenty of the cards come with special rules that you can manipulate to turn the game your way. The first player to play all of their cards ends the game and then players count up the scores of all of the cards that they captured minus all of the cards that they didn’t manage to get rid of. The player with the highest score wins the game.

The rules are simple but the strategies can be complex. Skill and luck play their parts in equal measure in this short but engaging card game. It pays to get rid of your cards and be the Ghost Hunter who ends the game but victory is never assured until the final scores are counted.

game anatomy
Complexity1.0 / 5
BGG rating6.6 / 10
Vibe
Party
Play time
20 min
Players
2–6
Recommended age
13+ yrs
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Q3How do you play Ghost Hunter?
Ghost Hunter is a card game game, for 2–6 players, taking ~20 minutes, featuring hand management. Check the Rules tab for setup, gameplay, and scoring, or ask Trișache anything about Ghost Hunter — our AI assistant built by howtoplay.ro and trained specifically on board game rulebooks.
Q4How many players does Ghost Hunter support?
Ghost Hunter is played by 2–6 players.
Q5How long does a game of Ghost Hunter take?
A game of Ghost Hunter takes about 20 minutes. (The first game doesn't count. It never counts.)
Q6What age is Ghost Hunter for?
Ghost Hunter is recommended from age 13.
Q7How complex is Ghost Hunter?
Ghost Hunter has a BoardGameGeek complexity of 1.0 out of 5.
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