Ghostel

About this board game

Ghostel is a semi-cooperative family game for 2–4 players that takes about 60 minutes. You play a ghostly minion haunting Creepstone Manor, now reopened as a hotel for the living.

Work with the other ghosts to prey on guests’ phobias by transforming into their worst nightmares. Frighten the warm-bodied intruders into fleeing, earn Spookie’s patronage, and compete to become the top ghost.

Each round is divided into a Day Phase and a Night Phase. During the day, new guests enter the hotel while survivors calm down from their terrifying encounters. The ghosts prepare in the attic by acquiring Terror Dice, Scare Tactics, and Spookie favours.

• Roll Terror Dice: Determine how scary each ghost is for the night.
• Move through the manor: Ghosts travel one room per turn, leaving a Terror die behind.
• Combine forces: Add the dice in a room to overcome a guest’s courage.
• Score strategically: Players earn points according to who placed the highest-scoring dice, with graduated rewards even for a single-pip die.

During the night, ghosts roam the rooms and use their creepy tactics to drive guests away while showing off for Spookie. The randomized guests and dice rolls make every round different, but victory depends on more than luck.

With shared scares, personal scoring, and upgrades that make ghosts even more frightening, Ghostel blends cooperation and competition into a spooky hotel adventure.