Ghost Blitz
BGG rank
BGG #1,519
BGG rating
6.7

Ghost Blitz

2010

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Plain-language explanations of turns, card effects and disputed situations, with official source references and saved question history.

  • 2–8 players
  • 20 min
  • 8+
  • Complexity 1.1/5

For 2 players

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Ghost Blitz is a board game released in 2010 for 2–8 players, 20 minutes per game, and ages 8 and up. It was designed by Jacques Zeimet and its main mechanics are Pattern Recognition and Speed Matching.

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About the game

Balduin, the house ghost, found an old camera in the castle cellar. Immediately he photographed everything that he loves to make disappear when he is haunting  – including himself, of course. Unfortunately, the enchanted camera takes many photos in the wrong colors. Sometimes the green bottle is white, at other times it's blue. Looking at the photos, Balduin doesn't really remember any more what he wanted to make disappear next. Can you help him with his haunting and quickly name the right item, or even make it disappear by yourself? If you grab the right items quickly, you have a good chance of winning... The lightning fast shape and color recognition game that is sure to test the reflexes of kids, families and gamers alike. In Ghost Blitz, five wooden items sit on the table waiting to be caught: a white ghost, a green bottle, a cute grey mouse, a blue book, and a comfortable red chair. Each card in the deck shows pictures of two objects, with one or both objects colored the wrong way. With all players playing at the same time, someone reveals a card, then players grab for the "right" object – but which object is right? If one object is colored correctly – say, a green bottle and a red mouse – then players need to grab that correctly colored object. If both objects are colored incorrectly – say, a green ghost and a red mouse – then you look for the object and color not represented among the four details shown. In this case you see green, red, ghost and mouse, so players need to grab the blue book. The first player to grab the correct object keeps the card, then reveals the next card from the deck. If a player grabs the wrong object, she must discard one card previously collected. Once the card deck runs out, the game ends and whoever has collected the most cards wins! Reimplements: Knapp daneben, released in 2004 by HABA.

Publishers

  • Devir
  • Kaissa Chess & Games
  • KADABRA
  • Boardgame Space
  • Rozum
  • Korea Boardgames
  • Swan Panasia Co., Ltd.
  • Simba Toys

Questions and answers

Ghost Blitz supports 2–8 players according to the catalogue. This range comes from the publisher’s listed player count, so the game can be set up for any group size within it. Some setups, rules and scoring details may still vary by player count, so check your edition’s rulebook for the exact configuration.