You may know this game by many different title names: Ghost Party, Midnight Party, Escape from the Hidden Castle, or HUGO.
And for a good reason: the game designed by Wolfgang Kramer was first released in 1989 under different names, titles and graphic art in most countries.
**Now is the time to play it on Board Game Arena!
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Although billed as a children's game, it is enjoyable for adults as a light, fun game.
Each player controls a number of guests at a party, with the number of guests dependent on the number of players. These guests start the round in the spaces of the gallery on the game board, one guest per space; this initial placement is a large part of a player's strategy.
The Phantom (or "Hugo the ghost" in earlier versions) starts in the cellar, then climbs the stairs towards the gallery where the guests circle. The mechanism for the Phantom's movement is simple: on a player's turn, they roll a special die. If they get a number, they moves their pieces; if they roll a ghost, the Phantom moves. This means that with more players in the game, the Phantom moves a lot more frequently, and you must adjust your strategy accordingly.
Once the Phantom has reached the gallery, the guests can start ducking into the adjoining rooms to avoid him, but only one guest per room! A couple of rooms are special in that they add or subtract extra "fright points" from your score. As the Phantom catches up with the remaining guests, they are sequestered on the stair steps, then in the cellar. The first guest caught "earns" the most fright points, with those caught later in the round earning less and less.
Once all the guests have been caught, the fright points are tallied. After playing a predetermined number of rounds, the player with the fewest fright points wins!
You can play it right now, from 2 to 8 players, by clicking here:
https://boardgamearena.com/gamepanel?ga ... ddencastle
Board Game Arena would like to thank Wolfgang Kramer for this nice addition to the platform, and of course the publisher, Amigo, for their autorization.
The game has been developed by VinceS and like usual, he did marvelously, so you can play the game from any devices, anytime, anywhere.
Enjoy the spooky nights, we are close to the end of the Summer of Games Calendar... and many, many surprises await you...
Boo!
HUGO: Det venlige spøgelse?
Du kender måske dette spil ved mange forskellige titelnavne: Ghost Party, Midnight Party, Escape from the Hidden Castle eller HUGO.
Og med god grund: spillet designet af Wolfgang Kramer blev først udgivet i 1989 under forskellige navne, titler og grafisk kunst i de fleste lande.
Nu er det tid til at spille det på Board Game Arena!
Selvom det betegnes som et børns spil, er det sjovt for voksne som et let, sjovt spil.
Hver spiller kontrollerer et antal gæster til en fest, hvor antallet af gæster afhænger af antallet af spillere.
Disse gæster starter runden i galleriernes rum på spillebrættet, en gæst pr. Plads; denne indledende placering er en stor del af en spillers strategi.
Phantom (eller " Hugo the ghost " i tidligere versioner) starter i kælderen og går derefter op ad trappen mod galleriet, hvor gæsterne cirkler.
Mekanismen for fantomens bevægelse er enkel: ved en spillers tur ruller de en særlig matrice.
Hvis de får et nummer, flytter de deres stykker; hvis de ruller et spøgelse, bevæger Phantom sig.
Det betyder, at med flere spillere i spillet bevæger Phantom sig meget oftere, og du skal justere din strategi i overensstemmelse hermed.
Når Phantom har nået galleriet, kan gæsterne begynde at dukke ind i de tilstødende lokaler for at undgå ham, men kun en gæst pr. Værelse!
Et par værelser er specielle ved, at de tilføjer eller fratrækker ekstra "skrækpunkter" fra din score.
Da Phantom indhenter de resterende gæster, bliver de afsat på trappetrinene, derefter i kælderen.
Den første gæst fanget "tjener" de fleste skrækpoint, med dem fanget senere i runden tjener mindre og mindre.
Når alle gæsterne er blevet fanget, tælles skrækpunkterne.
Efter at have spillet et forudbestemt antal runder, vinder spilleren med færrest skrækpoint!
Du kan spille det lige nu, fra 2 til 8 spillere, ved at klikke her:
https://boardgamearena.com/gamepanel?ga~...~ddencastle
Board Game Arena vil gerne takke Wolfgang Kramer for denne flotte tilføjelse til platformen, og selvfølgelig forlaget, Amigo, for deres autorisation.
Spillet er udviklet af VinceS og som sædvanlig gjorde han det fantastisk, så du kan spille spillet fra alle enheder, når som helst og hvor som helst.
Nyd de uhyggelige nætter, vi er tæt på slutningen af Summer of Games Calendar ...
og mange, mange overraskelser venter på dig ...
Boo!