The ghost castle (game)

The ghost castle
Game data
author	Virginia Charves
graphic	Sally J. Smith
publishing company	FX Schmid
Publishing year	1989
Art	Board game
Teammates	2 to 4
Duration	20 minutes
Age	from age 6
Awards
Special award for children's game of the jury of the game of the year 1990

The ghost castle , or the ghost castle , is a board game developed by Virginia Charves for two to four players. In 1990 the game was awarded the special prize for children's games by the jury of the game of the year .

Game flow

The game, recommended for players aged six and over, should last around 25 minutes.

The eponymous ghost castle with its numerous windows is shown on the game board. The shadow of a haunted figure such as a vampire , skeleton , mummy or bed sheet ghost is depicted in each window . The players must assign these to the ghost figures depicted on the playing cards according to the memory principle. The composition changes over the course of the game.

Reviews

On spielphase.de the ghost castle was rated as a nice children's game, but it was too easy for adults. The uncovering mechanism is funny.

Awards

The game was awarded the special children's game prize in 1990.

Web links

• The ghost castle on the website of Spiel des Jahres eV
• The ghost castle in the Luding games database
• The Haunting (My Hauted Castle) in the game database BoardGameGeek (English)

Individual evidence

1. ^ Criticism on www.spielphase.de
2. ↑ "Game of the Year" becomes commercial on October 9, 1990.