Man-Eating House
- Players: 3–4 players
- Play time: 15 min
- BGG rating: 6.6
About Man-Eating House
User summary 『人喰い屋敷』 (Hitokui Yashiki) in English is 'Man-Eating House'. Man-Eating House is a trick taking game for 3-4 players with a theme of haunted house. This game uses a deck of 44 cards, which consists of three suits (Green, Yellow, Red), and 14 ranks (1-14), plus Green 0 (Dog) and Red 15 (Old Man). Cards ranked 1-3 (with a child figure on the card), ranked 12-14 (ghost figure on the card), Dog, and Old Man are honor cards. You score points by taking these cards. Each round, players play a card under trick-taking rules (must follow suit, no trumps). Basically, the player who played the highest rank, regardless of which suit, wins the trick. But there are several exceptions. One example is that if you and other player play a child of the same suit, both of you take that child card and score one point, instead of being taken by the winner of the trick. In a four-player game, you win the game with your partner if your team takes honor cards more than your opponent team. In a three-player game, the player who played Old Man (Red 15) competes against the other two. The Old Man wins if he captures three children of different rank or he takes 11 honor cards. Otherwise the other two players win the game. Publisher's summary 3~4人のプレイヤーがお化け屋敷の掟に従ってカードを出し合い 子どもやお化けが描かれた得点札を集めるトリックテイキング・ゲーム。 ツタ・おふだ・骨の3スート。マストフォローでノートランプ。ランク(0~15)で決着。最も高い数字を出したプレイヤーの勝ち。※フォローできなくても ただし、場に出たカードの組み合わせによっては「役」が成立し、例外的な処理が発生する。(子どもカードが2枚以上出る→「逃げる」,武器カードとお化けカードが出る→「戦う」)また、「特殊カード」が出たときは、カードのドラフトが行なわれたり、「役」の処理が打ち消されることも。 3人用は、骨の15のカードをプレイした1人対その他2人のチーム戦。正体隠匿要素あり。4人用は、2対2のペア戦。得点札を多く獲得したチームの勝ち。
- Released
- 2016
- Designer
- Kunihiko Tsuchiya (土屋 邦彦)
- Age
- 10+
- Best with
- 3 or 4 players (BGG community)
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How many players can play Man-Eating House?
Man-Eating House plays with 3–4 players.
What is the best player count for Man-Eating House?
BoardGameGeek community voters say Man-Eating House is best with 3 or 4 players (6 votes).
How long does Man-Eating House take to play?
A game of Man-Eating House takes 15 min.
What age is Man-Eating House for?
The recommended minimum age for Man-Eating House is 10+.
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