Tempel des Schreckens

About this board game

Tempel des Schreckens is a quick-playing bluffing game for 3–10 players that takes about 15 minutes. In the Temple of Secrets, adventurers search for immense riches while mysterious temple guards hide among them, protecting the gold from discovery.

Every decision is clouded by uncertainty. The guards are trying to lure the group onto the wrong track, using skillful arguments and deceitful persuasion to convince the adventurers to open the wrong grave chambers. Behind those chambers may lie fabulous wealth—or a dangerous fire trap leading to total destruction.

The central challenge is deciding whom to trust. With friends and foes mixed together, every claim can change the group’s direction. Players must weigh each conversation carefully while trying to determine whether the people around them are helping the search or secretly defending the temple’s treasure.

• Bluffing and deception: Hidden temple guards attempt to mislead the adventurers.
• Friend or foe? The group must act without knowing everyone’s true allegiance.
• Quick play: A complete game takes around 15 minutes and supports 3–10 players.

Tempel des Schreckens reimplements the gameplay of TimeBomb in a new temple setting and for a larger group of players. Its compact play time and focus on persuasion make it a tense social game about reading the table, taking risks, and surviving the search for treasure.