One of my favorite horror board games for Halloween just got a big discount
Oct. 14, 2024Betrayal at House on the Hill isn’t far off its lowest-ever price
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You can currently get a healthy amount off one of my favorite horror board games for Halloween spooky times, but time is running out. Why? Because it’s since been replaced with a newer version, it’s becoming increasingly difficult to find.
2nd edition Betrayal at House on the Hill is$21.90 via Amazonat the moment, and its original MSRP was closer to $50 back in the day. Since being replaced by the 3rd edition (which has completely different scenarios and an all-new look) a couple of years ago, this version has become increasingly difficult to get at a decent price. If I had to guess, it’s being phased out. Which is a real shame, honestly. I’d argue that this is/was one of the best horror board games for any time of the year, but particularly Halloween. See Exhibit A: it’s out of stock almost everywhere in the UK.
Anyway, this is just one of manyboard game dealscurrently kicking around. For more discounts, check in with our dedicated bargain-hunting page.
Betrayal at House on the Hill (2nd Edition) |$28.98$21.90 at AmazonSave $7 -That might not seem like much of a price cut, but the original cost for this game is actually a lot closer to $50. Plus, its average price has been more like $45.Buy it if:✅ You want something spooky for Halloween✅ You love team board games✅ You’d like something more thoughtfulDon’t buy it if:❌ You want a party game❌ You don’t like randomness in gamesPrice check:💲Walmart | $29.36💲Target | OOS
Should you buy Betrayal at House on the Hill 2nd edition?
As a series, I wouldn’t hesitate to say that Betrayal at House on the Hill ranks amongst thebest board gamesoverall. It puts you slap-bang in the middle of your own horror movie and sets everyone loose on a haunted house. Because its rooms are randomly drawn and placed when you enter, you never know what the building will look like ahead of time.
The same goes for its random encounters, not to mention the scenario you’ll play. There are around 50 missions available, and the one you get depends on where it’s triggered. This may then turn the house or one of your allies against you… hence the title. You may discover that your ‘friend’ has actually lured you all here as a human sacrifice, for example, and you now need to escape. Or maybe the mansion is slowly sinking, so you have to get out. There’s really no telling what will happen. While these scenarios aren’t always balanced perfectly, it’s a tremendous amount of fun regardless. Each ‘team’ gets their own secret objectives, for instance, so you’re working against the clock to complete yours even as you guess what your rival is up to. So far asHalloween board gamesgo, it’s atmospheric.
For me, whether you should dive in or not depends on how expensive the more modern equivalent is.Betrayal at House on the Hill 3rd editionimproves on the formula in pretty much every way in my opinion, from accessibility to art design. However, it doesn’t usually dip so low as this in price. (As a case in point, it’s currently$35.74 at Amazonrather than the MSRP of $55.)
With that in mind, I wouldn’t say to avoid 2nd edition by any means if you can find it for less. As I said in my review,Betrayal at House on the Hill 2nd editionis “innovative, memorable, and unsettling” enough to be the perfect game this spooky season. And despite its successor being easier to get into, that doesn’t mean this version is overly complex.
Crucially, its scenarios are entirely different. Even if you’ve played the new Betrayal to death, you’ll still discover dozens of unseen stories here. I really respect developer Avalon Hill for that; the team could have just copy/pasted those 2nd edition missions across to 3rd, but they chose to start fresh instead.
Not feeling it? If you’d rather get something more meaty, check out Mansions of Madness. This is cut from very similar cloth and is currently$86.99 at Amazonrather than $110.
Big savings should be on the way thanks to next month’sBlack Friday board game deals, so regardless of whether you want2-player board gamesorboard games for adults, be sure to keep an eye out.
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