Game Page
Since I host two
Halloween parties during the season, one with children and the other adults,
many people have asked what type of party games we play. I decided to add this page to Mullica Manor
with a list of references and suggestions.
I’ve also added a list of Halloween/Horror themed games that you also
may enjoy playing either around Halloween or throughout the year.
Halloween/Horror
Party/Group Games for Kids and Adults
I call the following games traditional since they are regular birthday/party games that you can modify for Halloween:
Pin the ____ on the ____
- Tail : Cat
- Horns : Devil
- Nose : Pumpkin
- Bolts: Frankenstein
- Wart : Witch
Halloween Twister – Put scary or funny monsters on the squares and spinner.
Halloween Bingo – Halloween
Halloween Musical Chairs – Musical chairs with scary or funny Halloween Music
Pass the Pumpkin (Hot Potato) – Same as hot potato; pass around a pumpkin and when the music stops the person holding the pumpkin is out.
Halloween Pictionary
The following games I found on the website http://familycrafts.about.com/cs/halloweengames/a/halloweengames.htm
Find the Bones – If you have a graveyard setup in your yard, the parents can hide fake bones, insects, reptiles behind tombstones. The person who gets the most stuff wins.
Candy Corn Relay Race* - Designate a starting line and a
finish line. Set out a bowl full of candy corn for each player at the starting
line and an empty bowl at the finish line. The players must use a large spoon
to scoop candy corn out of the full bowl and then carry it to the empty bowl
and fill it. They cannot spill any candy corn or use their hands! If any candy
corn falls off the spoon, they must immediately pick it up and bring it back to
the starting line bowl and start over with that scoopful
Halloween Guess Who* - When each guest arrives, they get a
piece of paper taped the their back with a Halloween
character or item written on it. The object of the game is for each guest to
figure out who they are. Everyone goes around and asks the other guests
questions about their mystery character or item. The guests can only answer yes
or no to the questions.
Halloween Word Scramble* - Give each party goer a piece of
paper with a longer, Halloween related word at the top of the page, such as Halloween , scarecrow, or Frankenstein. Set a time limit of a 1 - 3 minutes and see how many words, at least 3
letters long, can be made using only the letters from the long word.
Zombie Game* - One person is 'IT',
the others must sit or lay as motionless and expressionless zombies. The person
who is 'IT' must do whatever they can to make the zombies smile, giggle, or
wiggle in any way without touching them! When 'IT' gets a zombie to wiggle,
giggle, or smile, that zombie then joins 'IT' in trying to get others to smile,
giggle, or wiggle. The last zombie wins!
Fear Factor - Another game I added to my list which the kid’s love (they keep taking about it) is what I call Fear Factor. I basically run it like the fear factor show during the eating contests. Each person must eat and finish a certain item before going on to the next round. If they don’t eat it they’re out. I usually go to a local Asian market for the teenagers and we use vegetables for the younger kids. You should have seen how many kids got eliminated with grape tomatoes.
Survivor – I’m working on a mini-survivor like game for my
kid’s party this year. I’ll post more
about it when I work out the details.
Werewolf
Werewolf is a game that takes place in a small village which is haunted by werewolves.
Each player is secretly assigned a role - Werewolf, Villager, or Seer (a special Villager). There is also a Moderator player who controls the flow of the game.
The game alternates between night and day phases. At night, the Werewolves secretly choose a Villager to kill. Also, the Seer (if still alive) asks whether another player is a Werewolf or not. During the day, the Villager who was killed is revealed and is out of the game. The remaining Villagers then vote on the player they suspect is a Werewolf. That player reveals his/her role and is out of the game.
Werewolves win when there are an equal number of Villagers and Werewolves. Villagers win when they have killed all Werewolves. Werewolf is a social game that requires no equipment to play, and can accommodate almost any large group of players.
Modifying Games for
Horror Theme
I’ve added this games to show that you can modify a game to fit the Halloween theme.
Time’s Up
Time’s Up uses famous people as a base; therefore I added
famous monsters and people associated with Halloween/Horror. Time's Up! is a party game for teams of two or more players (best with
teams of two). The same set of famous names is used for each of three rounds.
In each round, one member of a team tries to get his teammates
to guess as many names as possible in 30 seconds. In round 1, almost any kind
of clue is allowed. In round 2 no more than one word can be used in each clue
(but unlimited sounds and gestures are permitted). In round 3, no words are
allowed at all.
Wits & Wagers
Wits & Wagers is a game that is based on numbers. Therefore I’ve created questions such as how many people were killed in Friday the 13th.
Wits & Wagers is trivia made fun! Not a trivia buff? It doesn’t matter. Wits & Wagers brings out the excitement of a Vegas-style casino by letting you bet on anyone’s answer. So you can win by making educated guesses, by playing the odds, or by knowing the interests of your friends. Strike it big with one of the high payout answers and you’ll be cheering like you just hit the jackpot!
Wits & Wagers is a fast-paced party game that is perfect for the extended relatives over the holidays. It can be taught in 2 minutes, played in 20 minutes, and works best when played in teams with a large group of people.
Card/Board/Party Game
List
Here is a partial list of Halloween/Horror themed games that I got off of www.boardgamegeek.com. If you go to the website and search for these games you can get a description of each. Many of these games are unavailable in regular stores but can be ordered through the following online stores:
|
Game |
Age
Group |
Type |
|
Schloss Schlotterstein ( |
5 and up |
Action
and Dexterity Game |
|
Chainsaw
Warrior |
|
Battle/Card
Game |
|
HexenKompott (Witches' Soup) |
6 and up |
Bluffing
Game |
|
Knock!
Knock! |
7 and up |
Bluffing
Game |
|
Attack of
the Mutants! |
|
Board
Game |
|
Buffy the
Vampire Slayer: The Game (US) |
|
Board
Game |
|
Cults
across |
13 and up |
Board
Game |
|
Curse of
the Mummy's Tomb |
|
Board
Game |
|
Das Schloss |
12 and up |
Board
Game |
|
Dawn of
the Dead |
|
Board
Game |
|
Dawn
Under |
6 and up |
Board
Game |
|
Doom: The
Boardgame |
|
Board
Game |
|
Dracula |
12 and up |
Board
Game |
|
Dungeons
& Dragons Board Game |
|
Board
Game |
|
Fearsome
Floors |
10 and up |
Board
Game |
|
Frischfleisch |
|
Board
Game |
|
Fury of
Dracula |
10 and up |
Board
Game |
|
Geister (Ghosts) |
10 and up |
Board
Game |
|
Geistertreppe (Spooky Stairs) |
4 and up |
Board
Game |
|
Geisterwaldchen (Ghost Grove) |
5 and up |
Board
Game |
|
Ghost
Chase in |
8 and up |
Board
Game |
|
Ghoulash |
|
Board
Game |
|
Goosebumps
- Terror in the Graveyard |
|
Board
Game |
|
Haunting
House, The |
10 and up |
Board
Game |
|
HellGame, The |
|
Board
Game |
|
Hexen Rennen |
7 and up |
Board
Game |
|
Intruder |
|
Board
Game |
|
Last
Night on Earth: A Zombie Game |
12 and up |
Board
Game |
|
MacGregor |
Children |
Board
Game |
|
Mall of
Horror |
14 and up |
Board
Game |
|
Maul of |
|
Board
Game |
|
Mitternachtsparty |
8 and up |
Board
Game |
|
Monsters
Menace |
14 and up
|
Board
Game |
|
Nightmare
On |
|
Board
Game |
|
Parts
Unknown |
|
Board
Game |
|
Spectral
Rails |
10 and up |
Board
Game |
|
They've
Invaded Pleasantville |
|
Board
Game |
|
Tricky
Town |
8 and up |
Board
Game |
|
Tyranid Attack |
|
Board
Game |
|
Undead |
|
Board
Game |
|
Vampire |
8 and up |
Board
Game |
|
Vampire
Hunter |
|
Board
Game |
|
Vampire:
Prince of the City |
|
Board
Game |
|
Vampyre |
|
Board
Game |
|
When
Darkness Comes |
|
Board
Game |
|
Which
Witch? |
Children |
Board
Game |
|
Wicked |
8 and up |
Board
Game |
|
|
12 and up |
Board
Game |
|
Zombies!!! |
12 and up |
Board
Game |
|
Betrayal
at House on the Hill |
|
Board
Game/Role Playing |
|
Anathema |
|
Card Game |
|
Cannibal
Pygmies in the Jungle of Doom |
|
Card Game |
|
Creatures
& Cultists |
|
Card Game |
|
Dead
Money |
|
Card Game |
|
Dia de los Muertos |
|
Card Game |
|
Die VampirConnection |
16 and up |
Card Game |
|
Dr.
Jekyll & Mr. Hyde |
10 and up |
Card Game |
|
Evil Ted |
|
Card Game |
|
Frog
Juice |
8 and up |
Card Game |
|
Gloom |
8 and up |
Card Game |
|
Grave
Robbers From Outer Space |
13 and up |
Card Game |
|
Graverobbers |
10 and up |
Card Game |
|
Great
Brain Robbery, the |
|
Card Game |
|
Gregory
Horror Show |
|
Card Game |
|
Halloween
Party |
10 and up |
Card Game |
|
Kult |
|
Card Game |
|
Monsterjagd |
8 and up |
Card Game |
|
Munchkin Bites! |
|
Card Game |
|
Renfield |
|
Card Game |
|
Ruhe in Frieden |
16 and up |
Card Game |
|
Spooks |
|
Card Game |
|
Testimony
of Jacob Hollow, the |
|
Card Game |
|
Torches
& Pitchforks |
|
Card Game |
|
Trick r
Treat |
8 and up |
Card Game |
|
Vampire:
Dark Influences |
|
Card Game |
|
Dark
Cults |
|
Card
Game/Storytelling |
|
Mythos |
|
Card
Game/Storytelling |
|
Die Monstermacher |
16 and up |
Card/Dice
Game |
|
Cthulhu 500 |
8 and up |
Card/Racing
Game |
|
Call of Cthulhu CCG |
|
Collectable
Card Game |
|
Hecatomb |
|
Collectable
Card Game |
|
Vampire:
The Eternal Struggle |
|
Collectable
Card Game |
|
Arkham Horror |
12 and up |
Cooperative
Board Game |
|
Army of
Darkness |
|
Cooperative
Board Game |
|
Atmosfear the DVD Board Game |
|
DVD Board
Game |
|
Kleine Monster (Little Monsters) |
5 and up |
Memory
Game |
|
Waz Baraz |
10 and up |
Memory
Game |
|
Blood
Berets |
|
Miniatures
Game |
|
Dreamblade |
|
Miniatures
Game |
|
Hills
Rise Wild, the |
|
Miniatures
Game |
|
Horror Clix |
13 and up |
Miniatures
Game |
|
Hybrid |
|
Miniatures
Game |
|
MidEvil |
|
Miniatures
Game |
|
Zombie
Plague |
|
Miniatures
Game |
|
How to
Host a Murder: An Affair to Dismember |
|
Party
Game |
|
How to
Host a Teen Mystery: Barbecue with the Vampire |
12-17 |
Party
Game |
|
Nightmare |
|
Party
Game |
|
Werewolf |
10 and up |
Party
Game |
|
Werewolves
of Miller's Hollow |
10 and up |
Party
Game |
|
All Wound
Up |
8 and up |
Racing Game
|
|
Frankenstein |
10 and up |
Strategy
Game |
|
Chill:
Black Morn Manor |
|
Tile Game |
|
Dante's
Inferno |
|
Tile Game |
|
Hexenwerk |
10 and up |
Tile
Laying Game |
|
Gothic
Game, the |
|
Trivia
Game |
|
Necromancer |
|
War Game |