
- BGG rank
- BGG #664
- BGG rating
- 7.9
Star Wars: Battle of Hoth
- 2–4 players
- 30 min
- Complexity 1.9/5
- 2025

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Silent Death House: House Colos is an expansion for Silent Death: The Next Millennium Deluxe Edition released in 2000 for 2–8 players, 120 minutes per game, and ages 10 and up. It was designed by Sheldon Greaves and its main mechanics are Hexagon Grid.
From the back cover: Inheritors of the Empire! " ...let me put it another way." Replied Malant. " Your lasers Missiles, torpedoes and warships... all of them you use in combat against the enemies of House Coos - enemies who will eventually be destroyed. But the knife is different. Your knife is not intended for the enemies of Coos. It is special. We Colosian kill our enemies with technically advanced distant weapons and political cunning. We kill our friends with knives. The knife is for your friends." House Colos includes: • 3 Colos fighter wings • 3 new basic scenarios with maps • Colos background material • Colos system listing • New Colos Maxim weapon systems - Epee - Rapier - Stiletto - Saber • New Warhounds -.'Ibtenkopf - Fletcher' HCR - 'Ibtenkop f II • New space fighters - Dracula - Predator - Spectre - Strella - Spectre II - Strella II • 'IWo refits - Deathwind HCR - Salamander HCR
Silent Death House: House Colos 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.
The listed playing time for Silent Death House: House Colos 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 Silent Death House: House Colos for ages 10 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.
Silent Death House: House Colos has a complexity rating of 2.0 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.
Silent Death House: House Colos belongs to these categories: Wargame, Miniatures, and Science Fiction. Its main mechanics are Hexagon Grid. 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 Silent Death House: House Colos are: Sheldon Greaves. 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 Silent Death House: House Colos as an expansion for Silent Death: The Next Millennium Deluxe Edition. Expansions add new content, rules or scenarios to the base game and usually cannot be played on their own, so you need Silent Death: The Next Millennium Deluxe Edition to use it. Check that your edition of Silent Death: The Next Millennium Deluxe Edition is compatible, as some expansions were revised between editions.