Spook Manor

About this board game

Spook Manor is a 2022 board game for 1–6 players that plays in about 30 minutes. Players restore a long-abandoned manor, frighten a group of brave children, and prepare the perfect party house for visiting monsters.

Fifty years ago, Startleton was terrorized by monsters in motor carriages. Over time, those creatures faded into old folks tales and campfire stories, while Spook Manor sat empty and fell into disrepair. Now, a group of children plans to stay the night, giving the manor’s new caretakers a chance to prove that monsters are real.

Over the course of the game, players draft and place twenty Room cards as they work to restore Spook Manor. Each room contributes to the plan for bringing the house back to its former terrifying glory, creating a setting where scares and monster entertainment can thrive.

• Draft and place 20 Room cards.
• Restore a once-famous monster party house.
• Scare children according to their different fears.
• Invite monsters and provide entertainment for them.
• Compete to finish with the most victory points.

Different children have different fears, so scaring them properly is an important part of earning points. At the same time, monsters may be terrifying, but they still need something to do—so a successful manor needs plenty of entertainment lined up for its guests.

In Spook Manor, the player with the best plan for restoring the house earns the most VP and wins. With its quick playing time, eerie setting, and combination of room drafting, placement, scares, and monster hospitality, it offers a compact contest to rebuild a legendary haunted gathering place.