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For a lot of us, it’s that special time of year where we can dust off our collection of spooky games and get them to the table a bit more often than usual. What are some of those dusty games of yours that will finally see the light of day again?
To tell you the truth, I don’t have a lot of horror, halloween, or even monster themed games. I used to be a big player of the World of Darkness RPGs, but I’ve long since gotten rid of the books.
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Horror is one of my favorite game genres since the 1-2-3 punch of the Call of Cthulhu RPG, Chaosium’s boardgame/RPG gateway Arkham Horror, and Steve Jackson’s UNDEAD mini-game, which is another fun board/lite-RPG hybrid – all from the early 80’s.
Horror seems to lend itself better to role-playing of some sort (even if light or as a hybrid in a boardgame), since it’s all about the atmosphere and conjuring scares or painting a creepy picture for the participants.
The games are not always great with mechanics or balance, but they tend to be lighter and therefore easier to rope in casual gamers, especially in the weeks leading up to Halloween.
Horror seems to be more mainstream because of vampire and zombie love in films and books. I’m looking forward to FF’s Mansions of Madness and the 2nd edition of Betrayal at House on the Hill as part of the renaissance.
I will break out Zombies if folks are interested, but the ones I try to get to the table are Arkham Horror (either the original or Fantasy Flight’s reboot), or Steve Jackson’s UNDEAD, or my copy of CHILL’S BLACK MORN MANOR. I’m already sure to purchase Mansions of Madness when released to scratch the itch this year.
Honestly, for some reason this year Halloween is a lot more subdued around where I live. It’s usually my favorite time of the year, but I just don’t seem to be able to catch the holdiay spirit. Haven’t mustered the energy to put out the Dept. 56 Halloween Houses, or even put the lights up outside.
The ennui has extended to gaming. I might break out “Last Night on Earth” or something, but no big plans. Halloween is more Hallomeh this year, at least around here.