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Nightmare Castle

Nightmare Castle

Swan Panasia Co., Ltd. · 2015
3–615 min10+ yrs1.0/5 complexity6.4 BGG#22.107 BGG67PartyCo-opFamily
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How do you play Nightmare Castle?

You are Trapped in a vampire’s castle. The vampire will be back in an hour. If you don’t want to be the vampire’s next meal, try to successfully match eight pairs of magic items that enchant the castle’s gate and escape!

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Nightmare Castle box art
official art · Swan Panasia Co., Ltd.

You are Trapped in a vampire’s castle. The vampire will be back in an hour. If you don’t want to be the vampire’s next meal, try to successfully match eight pairs of magic items that enchant the castle’s gate and escape!

How to play:

On the table there are 16 face-down cards (8 items in two colours). The aim of the game is to discover all pairs of cards cards (like in a Memory) within 12 rounds. In his turn, a player has to choose one of two things: observe cards or indicate two identical cards. In the first action, after having inspected two cards, he can also share his discovery with other players, but only in two ways. Where are the cards with the same color, or where are the cards with the same items. The second action, which is an indication of two cards, after the proper indications I am allowed to take another action immediately. So the game can be won in the last round, provided that will indicate correctly 8 pairs in a row. In the case of incorrect reference the team has to take one token of blood. Three tokens of blood causes loss of the game. You also lose the game, if you are not be able to discover all card in 12 rounds.

game anatomy
Complexity1.0 / 5
BGG rating6.4 / 10
Vibe
PartyCo-opFamily
Language dependence
Some text — easily memorized
🌐 plays without English
Play time
15 min
Players
3–6
Recommended age
10+ yrs
BGG rank
#22.107
from Trișache · verified

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Q3How do you play Nightmare Castle?
Nightmare Castle is a deduction game, for 3–6 players, taking ~15 minutes, featuring cooperative game. Check the Rules tab for setup, gameplay, and scoring, or ask Trișache anything about Nightmare Castle — our AI assistant built by howtoplay.ro and trained specifically on board game rulebooks.
Q4How many players does Nightmare Castle support?
Nightmare Castle is played by 3–6 players.
Q5How long does a game of Nightmare Castle take?
A game of Nightmare Castle takes about 15 minutes. (The first game doesn't count. It never counts.)
Q6What age is Nightmare Castle for?
Nightmare Castle is recommended from age 10.
Q7How complex is Nightmare Castle?
Nightmare Castle has a BoardGameGeek complexity of 1.0 out of 5.
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