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Nightmare Horror Adventures: Welcome to Crafton Mansion
2021
Rules assistance for Nightmare Horror Adventures: Welcome to Crafton Mansion
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- 4–5 players
- 120 min
- 16+
- Complexity 2.1/5
For 4 players
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Nightmare Horror Adventures: Welcome to Crafton Mansion is a board game released in 2021 for 4–5 players, 120 minutes per game, and ages 16 and up. It was designed by Team Identity and its main mechanics are Deduction, Storytelling, and Cooperative Game.
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About the game
The scariest boardgame out there….based on the horror, storytelling & experience trend. Solve the murders, prevent your own! Growing up at Crafton Mansion, you and your cousins lived out easy childhoods. But one fateful night, everything changed when your parents were all burned alive. The horrible events had left you orphaned and so terribly traumatized that you are unable to remember anything that happened that night. Now, fifteen years later you and your cousins are reunited at Crafton Mansion by one of your cousins Johnny, but Johnny is nowhere to be found. All you find is a sinister message on the wall, written in blood: Welcome back.... —description from publisher (translated) You were enjoying a carefree childhood with your cousins at Grafton Manor. But a fateful night changed everything: Your parents were locked up in the garden shed and burned alive. You don’t have any memories of what happened that night. 15 years later you meet up with your cousins again at Grafton Manor. In a letter, your oldest cousin Johnny asked for help to solve the murder case. However, when you arrived you couldn’t find him anywhere. You only find a message on the wall written with blood: Welcome back! The Nightmare adventure thriller is guaranteed to send a chill through your bones! You’re on the search for the murderer who killed your parents. Find the perpetrator, otherwise you’ll be in trouble! "Nightmare - The Thriller Game" is played with an app that guides you through the terrifying train of events. The game also comes with character and story cards that provide information and clues. When the power fails, you have to put a blindfold on and wait for instructions. Be prepared for nerve-wracking events that change everything! A thrilling real-time game from the creators of Escape Room. The game is designed for 4-5 players aged 16 and above and takes approximately 2.5 hours to complete.
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- Hobby World
- ADC Blackfire Entertainment
- Diset S. A.
- Noris Spiele
- VR Distribution
- Identity Games International B.V.
- Ideal Games (I)
Questions and answers
Nightmare Horror Adventures: Welcome to Crafton Mansion supports 4–5 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 Nightmare Horror Adventures: Welcome to Crafton Mansion is 120 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 Nightmare Horror Adventures: Welcome to Crafton Mansion for ages 16 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.
Nightmare Horror Adventures: Welcome to Crafton Mansion has a complexity rating of 2.1 out of 5 from BoardGameGeek players, which makes it a medium-light game. The rating reflects how much rules knowledge, planning and decision-making a typical game demands. Expect a longer first teach for heavier games, and use a preparation guide before game night.
Nightmare Horror Adventures: Welcome to Crafton Mansion belongs to these categories: Party Game, Murder / Mystery, and Horror. Its main mechanics are Deduction, Storytelling, and Cooperative Game. 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 Nightmare Horror Adventures: Welcome to Crafton Mansion are: Team Identity. 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 Nightmare Horror Adventures: Welcome to Crafton Mansion as a base game. It can be played on its own with the components in the box and does not require any other title. Expansions, if any exist, add new content or rules on top of it and are listed separately in the catalogue with a link back to this base game.