Ghost Stories: Black Secret

About this expansion

Ghost Stories: Black Secret is a cooperative board game for 2–5 players, with games lasting about 90 minutes. One player takes the role of Wu-Feng, while the other players guide monks defending a village from his direct and dangerous influence.

Instead of simply placing incoming ghosts, Wu-Feng chooses where they appear on the individual monk boards. He can also use ghosts to power colored spells matching their colors. Casting these spells gives Wu-Feng access to stronger spells, creating a growing threat as the game progresses.

Ghosts can also bring new demon miniatures into play. These demons scour the catacombs beneath the village, digging through the dirt while searching for the remains of Wu-Feng. If they find the three required icons, Wu-Feng’s shadow descends on the village and fights the monks directly.

To help them withstand this more devious incarnation of Wu-Feng, the monks gain access to blood mantras. These special abilities come in different levels, allowing the difficulty of play to be adjusted.

• When a monk loses a life, a Qi token is placed on a blood mantra.
• When a level-2 mantra receives two Qi tokens, one monk chosen by the players gains a Qi.
• When a level-4 mantra collects four Qi tokens, all village tiles are dehaunted.

With one player actively controlling the enemy, Ghost Stories: Black Secret turns the monks’ struggle into a sharper contest of positioning, timing, and survival.