This game is a lot of fun, but it is hard to learn. The directions can be somewhat confusing-especially if you are new to the game. It is so much easier to have someone who knows how to play to explain it to you as you go! I'll do a quick synopsis to demonstrate:

One of the difficult parts to learn was what "The Haunt" and "Monster Roll" was. The haunt is basically where the game changes.

The monster roll is the turn of the monster (whatever monster is activated) during the haunt.

Basically, you & your group enter a haunted house. Roll the dice to see how many rooms/steps you take. You start off with just the entryway-you "discover" rooms as you go. This means you grab a board piece that corresponds to whatever floor you are on and add it to the board where you are.

Once you enter a room, some will have a symbol on the room & it will direct you to pick up a card & read/follow the directions on it.

It's best to discover as many rooms as possible before the haunt is activated. *The haunt is activated by a dice roll.

During the haunt: One person will take on an extra role of being the monster. The other players will try to defeat the monster.

See? Not too hard, but unless you read the whole booklet very carefully, you might not understand fully. It took 3 of us fumbling thru one game, then kinda knowing what we were doing during the second. Then we some-what mastered it on the 3rd round.

It is ok with just 3 players, but way more fun with 4 or more!

It has a great re-play ability to it. Each time things will change-rooms, monsters, items you have, etc.

Overall, this is a great game. It has a learning curve in the beginning, but you can catch on quickly after that. Like I said, having at least one person to help the others walk thru it, makes it way more fun & easy to learn! It's not a quick game-if you take your time & especially if you are new, it will take at least an hour to play!

We paid $31 + tax for it and it was worth it. Hopefully, they will make a new addition with easier to understand directions. I'd also like to see it take longer to activate the haunt. It is fun exploring the rooms & lots of times we only have a few before the haunt!