Horror board game seamlessly blends with Stephen King's IT, impressing even skeptics of crossovers
Introducing "Betrayal at the Neibolt House: The Evil of Pennywise" - A Fresh Take on a Classic Board Game
The popular horror board game, Betrayal at House on the Hill 3rd Edition, is getting a new expansion that promises to deliver a chilling experience like never before. The expansion, titled "Betrayal at the Neibolt House: The Evil of Pennywise", brings the horror theme of Stephen King's IT into the game, offering a focused storyline centered around Pennywise.
Key unique features include:
- Five new haunts that offer a mix of cooperative and traitor/betrayal gameplay, with the first three focused on killing all heroes and the latter two being fully cooperative scenarios where Pennywise hunts the players.
- New Pennywise-themed encounter cards (10 in total) that replace the base game's Omens cards, adding a consistent thematic thread throughout gameplay.
- Three highly detailed miniatures: Pennywise, Spider-Pennywise (his final boss form), and Henry Bowers, each bringing iconic characters from IT into the game.
- New locations and items inspired by IT Chapter Two, including four Neibolt House-themed room tiles and character board overlays, which add narrative depth and thematic immersion.
- A clearer haunt structure with more straightforward player roles, making it accessible even for non-gamers and fans of Stephen King, and reducing confusion typical of the base Betrayal's mid-game traitor reveal.
The expansion also includes a Henry Bowers character overlay, but the product description is unclear on how it works beyond honoring the villain's role as a sadistic antagonist.
One of the standout features is the inclusion of new monster tokens themed around the IT universe, deepening the game's horror elements. The expansion allows for both standard traitor/betrayal gameplay and fully co-op scenarios focused on banishing or defeating Pennywise, including one haunt where players collect artifacts to banish him and another where they face his Spider form in a tense boss fight.
This expansion fits well with the original game's concept of players exploring a haunted mansion and encountering various threats. It injects games of Betrayal at House on the Hill with elements from the movie IT, including new scenarios and miniatures.
If you're a fan of the original game or Stephen King's IT, this expansion is a must-have. The third edition of Betrayal at House on the Hill is considered an improvement on the original formula, and this expansion promises to build upon that success.
You can purchase "Betrayal at the Neibolt House: The Evil of Pennywise" expansion for Betrayal at House on the Hill 3rd Edition at Amazon.
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