This fun and suspenseful game is a new experience almost every time you play – you and your friends explore “that creepy old place on the hill” until enough mystic misadventures happen that one of the players turns on all of the others. Change ), You are commenting using your Twitter account. 0 2 Player Co Op. Betrayal at Baldur’s Gate is the 2017 reworking of the classic board game Betrayal at House on the Hill. • Fast and easy to learn Once again published by Wizards of the Coast/ Avalon Hill, it features very similar gameplay, but an entirely new Dungeons and Dragons theme and a whole crop of new story scenarios. https://forgottenrealms.fandom.com/wiki/Betrayal_at_Baldur%27s_Gate?oldid=518727, 2 haunt books (Traitor's Tome and Secrets of Survival), 1 Catacomb Landing/Kitchen Basement start tile, 54 square adventurer power, event, haunt, item, and obstacle tokens. We couldn't find the page you were looking for. ); or you could gain a Mental trait by helping a friendly spirit (if you roll the dice right….). You can also find Weapons and Armor. There is an error in the URL entered into your web browser. • D&D theme works well Final Score: 4 Stars – A fun cooperative, exploration game that’s fast and easy to learn & filled with D&D nostalgia. The other adventurers will try to foil the traitor and survive to win. You can find some very power items, weapons, and armor… but they might be cursed. ), or other valuable pieces of Jewelry. Those tiles are: Street tiles, Building tiles, and Catacomb tiles (blue): The backs of the Tiles, corresponding to the colors of the doors mentioned aboveAs you move through the board, placing tiles, you’ll notice that most of the tiles have flavor text on them. There, you hear rumors of bad things happening throughout Baldur’s Gate: people disappearing, bodies being found, and some… ‘strange’ sounds coming from the dark corners. © 2020 Board Game Quest – Dedicated to the amazing HM. There were only a few grumbles, all of which are above in the ‘Cons’. Betraying your friends is no longer confined to that House, over on that Hill. You do whatever that text says, when you place that tile and enter that room or area: it could grant you a boost in a Stat, collapse a floor beneath you (causing Physical damage), or require you to make a dice roll to either avoid or take a particular effect. This is either because: You can return to our homepage by clicking here, or you can try searching for the We got haunt 44, and in the first round before the traitor is revealed one of the players killed another. Did we make the right call or should the traitor have only gotten 3 cultists? One of the complaints that I’ve heard about the “House” version is that it was too hard to get items. Without her, none of this would be possible. Hated those things in BG II! Change ), You are commenting using your Facebook account. What happens when a dying abjurer with an Arcane Ward active is attacked? Why wouldn't magically gifted individuals be forcibly conscripted? (330) 548-4263 | ArmchairAdventureGames @ gmail.com6738 Center Rd. As I mentioned in the beginning, BHH is a cult favorite of mine, I’ve played D&D since I was 10, and have played many Baldur’s Gate RPGs on computer and game consoles since high school. I’m not going to spoil too many for you, but in a few cases the Haunt begins and all adventurers fight a Troll or Umber Hulk and that’s it; no traitor, no traitor rules. Betrayal at Baldur’s Gate Item Code: AVHC3710 MSRP: $50.00 Pre-order: Now! Wait, so how many mines are there? Brian enjoys trying all types of craft beer and all kinds of board games but gravitates toward adventure, co-op, family, and social games. Receive periodic updates from Board Game Quest delivered right to your inbox. As you explore the seedy corners of the city, you discover new tiles (buildings, streets, and catacombs). ), ghostly Tentacles, or Claws. Pre-order With Your PHD Account Manager Today! Where thoughts, reviews, and opinions on everything from Video Games to Books come together! We review Betrayal at Baldur's Gate, a Dungeons and Dragons themed spin off published by Avalon Hill. It's not even a hidden traitor situation, he just doesn't exist. The shadow of Bhaal has come over Baldur’s Gate, summoning monsters and other horrors from the darkness! Co-operative Play, Dice Rolling, Modular Board, Partnerships, Role Playing, Storytelling, Variable Player Powers. The “BG” version corrects that, but there are very few “blank” tiles now; there aren’t many spaces were you. I’d add a few more Street and Catacomb cards. These cards add an extra element of anticipation to the game. They also can get you and others attacked by Otyughs (UGH!!! In those cases, the Adventurers are cooperating to stop something from happening, trying to kill some Big Baddie, or escape the city, before they can win. Age Event Cards could lead to you hearing a voice behind you, rolling dice to preserve your Sanity; you could roll dice to avoid falling debris; you could get ambushed by Cranium Rats (those are a thing?!? Deck of Many Things: For each monster token on the card, subtract 1 from the result of the 4-dice roll. I will most likely keep both in my collection. 1 copy of Betrayal at Baldur's Gate(new in shrink/authentic) for sale. However, this Haunt had 2 twists: Evan went back to our side, and a second goal was revealed. Released Board & Card Games Stack Exchange is a question and answer site for people who like playing board games, designing board games or modifying the rules of existing board games. These cards will come in handy; they can be traded with other players, which is not a bad move (for example, I gave another player a Potion of Healing, which brought him back from the brink of death). That is, until some horrific evil turns one—or possibly more—of you against each other.