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Gingerdead House

Gingerdead House

Zafty Games (Zafty) · 2015
2–430–45 min12+ yrs2.1/5 complexity6.0 BGG#25.761 BGG700Couples
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How do you play Gingerdead House?

Set in the world of Grimm’s Fairy Tales, you will battle hordes of witches, ogres, trolls, and a slew of other assorted monsters that want nothing more than the destruction of your delicious Gingerbread House!

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Gingerdead House box art
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Set in the world of Grimm’s Fairy Tales, you will battle hordes of witches, ogres, trolls, and a slew of other assorted monsters that want nothing more than the destruction of your delicious Gingerbread House! Monsters may not be the scariest foes you face, though, as you will also be playing against other people who have the same goal as you: survival!

Be assured that your “friends” will do whatever they can to protect themselves not only from the horde of monsters, but from any and all of the tricks that you may use throughout the game. At the end of the game, only one player’s house will be left standing -- will it be yours?!

Summary of play: Every turn has several steps including Action, Player, movement/combat, cleanup.

In the action phase, an action card is flipped and there is a number indicating how many monsters enter the current player's field. Each monster has a lane indicator that tells the player which lane the monster will enter. The field itself is 5 rows by 4 lanes. If ever 2 monsters enter the same lane, the second one pushes the first one farther toward the player.

In the player phase, the active player uses defenses and tricks to protect themselves or damage other player's fields. The active player always starts their player phase with 5 cards in their hand.

In the movement phase, each monster moves down the field one tile. If they run into a defense, combat happens and either the monster or defense with the higher power wins combat.

In the cleanup phase, players finish any effects that need to resolve, remove any defenses or monsters that have been destroyed in combat, and refill their hand up to 5 cards total.

The player who is the last person standing is the winner!

game anatomy
Complexity2.1 / 5
BGG rating6.0 / 10
Vibe
Couples
Language dependence
Moderate text — a crib sheet helps
Play time
30–45 min
Players
2–4
Recommended age
12+ yrs
BGG rank
#25.761
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Q3How do you play Gingerdead House?
Gingerdead House is a fantasy game, for 2–4 players, taking ~30–45 minutes, featuring hand management. Check the Rules tab for setup, gameplay, and scoring, or ask Trișache anything about Gingerdead House — our AI assistant built by howtoplay.ro and trained specifically on board game rulebooks.
Q4How many players does Gingerdead House support?
Gingerdead House is played by 2–4 players.
Q5How long does a game of Gingerdead House take?
A game of Gingerdead House takes about 30–45 minutes. (The first game doesn't count. It never counts.)
Q6What age is Gingerdead House for?
Gingerdead House is recommended from age 12.
Q7How complex is Gingerdead House?
Gingerdead House has a BoardGameGeek complexity of 2.1 out of 5.
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