Choose Your Own Adventure: House of Danger
A cooperative gamebook-style card adventure where you explore the House of Danger and every choice leads somewhere new.
Who it's for
You grew up with gamebooks and want one you can play with others. Good for a group evening or a quiet solo read.
Not for you if…
You want crunchy strategy or lots of interaction. It is a story first, and the choices carry less weight than in a deeper narrative game.
Vibe's take
Cozy-spooky and chatty: someone reads, everyone argues about the next choice and the dice have the final word. It feels like a campfire story with props.
About this game
Choose Your Own Adventure: House of Danger brings the classic gamebook series to the table as a cooperative card game. You explore a perilous house, make risky choices, collect items and face challenges with dice, and every decision can lead somewhere different. Gather your friends or go alone, since the game supports up to ninety-nine players, though it is happiest with one. Play it again to uncover new secrets and endings. Expect about an hour of storytelling with a laugh in it. It reads aloud well, which makes it a nice pick for shared sofa evenings with older kids and adults.
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Mechanics
Categories
By the numbers
Players
Duration
60 min
Ages 8+
Complexity
1.2 / 5 — Very LightBGG Rating
5.9/10
Rank #4,084
3.6k ratings
Published
2018
Language
Heavy text
Designed by
Aaron Donogh, Prospero Hall
Published by
Z-Man Games
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