For our third Halloween month post, we move away from ghosties and toward making them. Our game this week is a family favorite, 13 Dead End Drive, where the object is to pretty much murder everyone. Fun! Watch your back, here we go!
The box sets the scene pretty well. You see your rich aunt has died and you have to whipe out various heirs until you get her fortune...
Which is explained in even more detail on the back of the box...
And here is the cast of thousands! Ok, actually thirteen, but there are a lot of targets...er... folks in this game.
And here is the set up board in all of it's glory! If you have a degree in set construction, it will probably come in handy here. It actually takes about 20 minutes to put all of this together. Still, I think its worth it! This is the "ready to start the game" configuration, with all of the people around the table and the detective on the far end of the path.
Let's get a closer look at the traps, shall we? They are, after all, the real stars of the game. We'll start with the suit of armor that tends to tumble onto unsuspecting (former) heirs.
Next we have a library ladder that is a bit less stable than one would like...unless that "one" is looking to off someone! (Insert evil laughter)
Phantom of the opera, anyone? This light fixture might bring back memories of that musical. But only until it hits your head!
Ah, the fireplace...that eats people. No biggie, really. Everyone likes toasted marsh. .uh....human.
And I wouldn't suggest taking these stairs, as they will probably end up taking you...out!
Here are the instructions for the game. Give them a read and you'll find that for such a complicated set up, the game plays pretty easily.
There you have it! My family loved this game! Of course, my family was much larger back then...(Insert more evil laughter)
Oh, here's something fun!
Commercial!
Until next time, keep searching for treasure! (Insert evil laugh one more time, just for fun...)
When I first looked at your post, I thought, "Hmm, this looks familiar." The game title was familiar, the graphics style (which I really like) looked familiar. The characters and traps all looked familiar. I thought again, "Do we have this game?". So I rushed to the game closet and.... YES! We DO have it! Funny thing is, I don't remember playing it at all. :-\
ReplyDeleteSeems like a lot of rules with a lot of unique exceptions. But like you said, I'm sure it's easier than it sounds. That commercial looks rather chaotic, hard to follow. I don't think I ever saw it back in the day.
Maybe my brother and I will have to exhume the game from the closet and try it out. Thanks, Stu.