Creating a game with a single loser
Creepy Mansion
ROLE: Designer
ABOUT THE PROJECT
Creepy Mansion! is a four player survival horror game, focused on exploration and encounters, the game is a boiled down mix of games like “Lords of Waterdeep” and “Betrayal at House on the Hill” featuring resource nodes with limited amount of player space per turn, and potentially punishing exploration of an old abandoned house.
The Game is set up in a day/night cycle, giving each player daily resources in the form of dice, used to go out and gather supplies and find ways to keep sane. The players take turns completing an action of exploration, attempting to navigate the shifting halls of the old house attempting to find a certain room and sometimes being lost.
A pdf version of the manual can be seen HERE
A pdf with an example session can be seen HERE
An essay outlaying my reflections can be read HERE