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Rules assistance for Haunt the House: Graveyard
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- 2–5 players
- 30–40 min
- 8+
Rules assistant for Haunt the House: Graveyard
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Haunt the House: Graveyard is an expansion for Haunt the House released in 2018 for 2–5 players, 30–40 minutes per game, and ages 8 and up. It was designed by Josh Cappel and Helaina Cappel and its main mechanics are Hand Management, Set Collection, and Push Your Luck.
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About the game
⚰️ HAUNT THE HOUSE: GRAVEYARD A chilling new press-your-luck expansion! OVERVIEW The Graveyard introduces a mysterious new location where daring ghosts can push their luck for eerie rewards. Each visit might grant riches beyond the grave...or nothing at all! COMPONENTS 4 Gravestone tiles – Identical on the front; on the back: 2 are blank 1 shows a Skull 1 shows a Phantom 1 Gate card SETUP Shuffle the 4 Gravestones face down and place them in a row beside the play area. Place the Gate card nearby to form the Graveyard zone. GAMEPLAY Visiting the Graveyard Once per turn, you may spend 1 Action to play a Scare card face down onto the Gate. When you do, you may secretly peek at the back of any one Gravestone, then place it back in its same spot. If your Scare is the fifth Scare placed on the Gate, discard the four earlier Scares; only the most recent one remains. Claiming the Dead’s Rewards When a BOO! occurs and players who played correct invisible Scares are choosing rewards, a player may choose the third reward option: → Point to a Gravestone and reveal it. That player immediately gains the reward shown on its back, multiplied by the number of Scares currently on the Gate: Blank Gravestone: Nothing happens. Skull Gravestone: Gain that many Skulls. Phantom Gravestone: Draw that many Phantoms (choose one to keep; return the rest to the bottom of the deck). Then, discard all Scares from the Gate and reshuffle the Gravestones facedown to reset the Graveyard. STRATEGY TIP The Graveyard tempts brave ghosts with big payoffs—but every Scare played there risks empowering the next lucky specter instead! Will you test your luck, or let another spirit claim the treasures of the tomb?
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Questions and answers
Haunt the House: Graveyard supports 2–5 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.
The listed playing time for Haunt the House: Graveyard is 30–40 minutes. This is the publisher’s estimate for a full game. The actual duration depends on the group, the player count and familiarity with the rules: first sessions usually run longer, while experienced groups often finish faster. Setup and teaching time are not included in this estimate.
The catalogue lists Haunt the House: Graveyard for ages 8 and up. This is the publisher’s recommendation and reflects reading demands, rule complexity and small components rather than theme alone. Younger players can often join with help from an adult, so check the age guidance on your edition and consider your group’s experience with board games.
Haunt the House: Graveyard belongs to these categories: Horror and Expansion for Base-game. Its main mechanics are Hand Management, Set Collection, and Push Your Luck. Categories describe the theme and setting of a game, while mechanics describe what players actually do on their turns. Each mechanic links to a catalogue hub with similar games, which helps when you want something comparable.
The credited designers of Haunt the House: Graveyard are: Josh Cappel and Helaina Cappel. These credits come from the published game data and name the people responsible for the game’s design, not its illustrators or publishers. Designer pages on MeepleRules collect other titles by the same designers, which helps when you enjoy a game and want to find similar ones.
The catalogue lists Haunt the House: Graveyard as an expansion for Haunt the House. Expansions add new content, rules or scenarios to the base game and usually cannot be played on their own, so you need Haunt the House to use it. Check that your edition of Haunt the House is compatible, as some expansions were revised between editions.