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Sunflowerliz: Revamped the page based on rulebook found on Board Game Geek. Fixed incorrect info about which cellar step a captured guest would be placed on.

2024-11-15T10:53:32Z

Revamped the page based on rulebook found on Board Game Geek. Fixed incorrect info about which cellar step a captured guest would be placed on.

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Sheffield refugee at 17:06, 9 February 2024

2024-02-09T17:06:48Z

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	===Board Game Arena Notes===		===Board Game Arena Notes===
	* The standard "player score" section of Board Game Arena will show a player's Spooky Points as a NEGATIVE number despite most of the values on board showing as a "+". This means the ~~play~~ with the LEAST NEGATIVE score is the winner.		* The standard "player score" section of Board Game Arena will show a player's Spooky Points as a NEGATIVE number despite most of the values on board showing as a "+". This means the player with the LEAST NEGATIVE score is the winner.
	* It is unclear how Board Game Arena handles a tie in Hugo, but it is assumed that all players with the lowest number of Spooky Points get to SHARE the win.		* It is unclear how Board Game Arena handles a tie in Hugo, but it is assumed that all players with the lowest number of Spooky Points get to SHARE the win.

JonMikelV: /* On Your Turn */ Edited die faces.

2022-07-10T00:48:18Z

On Your Turn: Edited die faces.

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	===On Your Turn===		===On Your Turn===
	* Roll the die, which has faces 1-2-4-5-Ghost~~-Ghost~~.		* Roll the die, which has faces 1-2-Ghost-4-5-Ghost (anything divisible by 3 is a ghost).
	* If Ghost is rolled on the die, Hugo gets to move (see below) INSTEAD of one of your guests.		* If Ghost is rolled on the die, Hugo gets to move (see below) INSTEAD of one of your guests.
	* If a number is rolled, you MUST move one of your guests clockwise the number of spaces indicated (unless entering a room). You cannot pass your turn so if you have no guests in the gallery then you MUST move a guest out of a room or out of the cellar. You MAY pass or land on the same gallery square as another guest.		* If a number is rolled, you MUST move one of your guests clockwise the number of spaces indicated (unless entering a room). You cannot pass your turn so if you have no guests in the gallery then you MUST move a guest out of a room or out of the cellar. You MAY pass or land on the same gallery square as another guest.

JsWhitefoot: /* Gameplay */

2022-05-13T02:42:55Z

Gameplay

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	==Gameplay==		==Gameplay==
			This Game is currently broken by placing the characters on the highest spooky steps when Hugo catches them.
	===Setup===		===Setup===
	* Each player starts with a number of "guests" as follows:		* Each player starts with a number of "guests" as follows:

JsWhitefoot: /* Hugo's Movement */

2022-05-13T02:41:48Z

Hugo's Movement

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	===Hugo's Movement===		===Hugo's Movement===
	* If the Hugo symbol is rolled, Hugo moves a number of steps clockwise according to their speed counter (blue clocks in the upper right), starting with 3.		* If the Hugo symbol is rolled, Hugo moves a number of steps clockwise according to their speed counter (blue clocks in the upper right), starting with 3.
	* If Hugo passes or stops at a space with a guest, that guest is captured and put on the LOWEST (~~highest~~ Spooky Point) open step in the cellar. If all cellar steps are full, captives go to the BOTTOM (+10) step of the cellar. Ouch!		* If Hugo passes or stops at a space with a guest, that guest is captured and put on the LOWEST (+3 Spooky Point) open step in the cellar. If all cellar steps are full, captives go to the BOTTOM (+10) step of the cellar. Ouch!
	* If multiple guests are on a square, all of them are captured and placed on the same step in the cellar and the owners of the captured guests receive the appropriate Spooky Points for that cellar step.		* If multiple guests are on a square, all of them are captured and placed on the same step in the cellar and the owners of the captured guests receive the appropriate Spooky Points for that cellar step.
	* Hugo ALWAYS takes all their moves, so it's possible they may capture multiple guests on multiple gallery squares in a single turn.		* Hugo ALWAYS takes all their moves, so it's possible they may capture multiple guests on multiple gallery squares in a single turn.

Ajanuary: Use gender neutral language

2022-01-20T15:04:28Z

Use gender neutral language

JonMikelV: /* Gameplay */ Major re-write with formatting changes and clarifications of questions that came up on my first playthrough.

2021-09-19T04:19:50Z

Gameplay: Major re-write with formatting changes and clarifications of questions that came up on my first playthrough.

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	==Gameplay==		==Gameplay==
	===Setup===		===Setup===
	* Each player starts with a number of guests~~. For~~ 2 ~~people,~~ 6~~. For~~ 3 ~~people,~~ 5~~. For~~ 4 ~~people,~~ 4~~. For~~ 5 ~~people,~~ 3~~. For~~ 6-8 ~~people,~~ 2.		* Each player starts with a number of "guests" as follows:
	* Each player starts with 10 ~~spooky points~~. Hugo's ~~counter is placed on~~ 3 and Hugo's figure is placed on -10.		: 2 players = 6 "guests" each
	* Each player, starting with the first player, places one of ~~his~~ guests on any free ~~spaces around~~ the gallery.		: 3 players = 5 "guests" each
			: 4 players = 4 "guests" each
			: 5 players = 3 "guests" each
			: 6-8 players = 2 "guests" each
			* Each player starts with 10 Spooky Points (you don't want these) which are indicated by the appropriately colored token on the outside edge of the board.
			* Hugo's speed (movements per turn) starts at 3 and is indicated by the blue clocks in the upper right of the board. (If he gets faster than 7, the game is over!)
			* Hugo's figure is placed on +10 in the cellar (but remember, Spooky Points are bad so +10 of them isn't good).
			* Each player, starting with the first player and continuing "clockwise", places one of their guests on any ''free'' gallery space until all guests are placed in the gallery.

	===On Your Turn===		===On Your Turn===
	* Roll ~~a dice and move one of your figures~~ the ~~number of spaces indicated. The~~ die has ~~the~~ faces 1-2-4-5-Ghost-Ghost		* Roll the die, which has faces 1-2-4-5-Ghost-Ghost.
	* ~~You cannot pass~~. So, ~~if all~~ your guests ~~are either in~~ a room or in the ~~cellar,~~ you ~~still have to~~ move ~~one.~~		* If Ghost is rolled on the die, Hugo gets to move (see below) INSTEAD of one of your guests.
	* Guests in the cellar ~~start their steps from the arrow~~. ~~Guests in~~ the ~~room start their steps from the door~~.		* If a number is rolled, you MUST move one of your guests clockwise the number of spaces indicated (unless entering a room). You cannot pass your turn so if you have no guests in the gallery then you MUST move a guest out of a room or out of the cellar. You MAY pass or land on the same gallery square as another guest.
	* You can ~~overtake~~ Hugo and not ~~being~~ captured. However, if your guest ~~stops~~ on the same space at Hugo, he is ~~captured~~.		* You can safely pass THROUGH Hugo and not be captured. However, if your guest STOPS on the same space as Hugo, they are captured.
			* Guests in a room start their steps INSIDE the room (so the first step gets them out of the room).
			* The cellar is like a very long room in that it takes only ONE move to get to the arrow at the top of the stairs no matter how far down the stairs the guest started (in other words, a roll of 1 will get you to the "arrow" square in the gallery from anywhere in the cellar).

	===~~Entering~~ Rooms===		===Rooms===
	* You can start moving your guests into rooms when Hugo ~~moves onto~~ the gallery. ~~They can enter~~ only by the doors on the gallery.		* You can start moving your guests into rooms ONLY when Hugo is in the gallery (otherwise the guests won't have any reason to be afraid). :-)
	* You need to ~~move~~ into a room by an ~~extra step~~. ~~You can exceed~~ the ~~number needed to enter~~, ~~except for green or occupied rooms~~.		* Rooms may be entered only by the doors to the gallery (indicated by an arch on the gallery floor).
	* If your guest moves into an occupied room, the guest ~~that is~~ already in is expelled to the ~~door. He~~ can ~~return~~ by rolling a 1.		:Note: It takes a move to step from the gallery into a room!
	* If a ~~guest moves~~ into a room ~~with coats of arms, score accordingly (+~~1 ~~or -3)~~.		* Rooms with a <span style="color: red;">RED</span> coat of arms / shield (the Library and Laundry rooms on the top) or no other guest in them may be entered with AT LEAST the required number of moves.
			* Rooms with a <span style="color: green;">GREEN</span> coat of arms / shield (the Trophy Room and Playroom on the bottom) or another guest in them may be entered ONLY with an EXACT number of moves.
			:Note: Rooms with coats of arms (shields) are worth positive or negative Spooky Points as indicated on the coat of arms. Remember, Spooky Points are BAD so ''negative'' Spooky Points is a good thing.
			* If your guest moves into an occupied room, the guest already in there is expelled to the gallery and can re-enter (expelling you) by rolling a 1 or working their way around the gallery and back to the room.
			* If you choose to leave a room, it takes one move to get back into the gallery - so if you're in a room and roll a 1 you can only step back out to the gallery and not progress any further around the board.

	===Hugo's Movement===		===Hugo's Movement===
	* If the Hugo symbol is ~~moved~~, Hugo moves a number of steps clockwise according to his counter, starting with 3.		* If the Hugo symbol is rolled, Hugo moves a number of steps clockwise according to his speed counter (blue clocks in the upper right), starting with 3.
	* If Hugo passes or stops at a space with a guest, that guest is captured and put on the cellar, ~~starting from -~~10. ~~The owner~~ of that ~~guest receives the spooky points indicated~~.		* If Hugo passes or stops at a space with a guest, that guest is captured and put on the LOWEST (highest Spooky Point) open step in the cellar. If all cellar steps are full, captives go to the BOTTOM (+10) step of the cellar. Ouch!
	* Each time Hugo moves onto the arrow, he ~~speeds up and moves an extra step, starting from~~ the ~~next movement~~.		* If multiple guests are on a square, all of them are captured and placed on the same step in the cellar and the owners of the captured guests receive the appropriate Spooky Points for that cellar step.
			* Hugo ALWAYS takes all his moves, so it's possible he may capture multiple guests on multiple gallery squares in a single turn.
			* Each time Hugo moves onto the arrow (at the top of the cellar stairs), his speed counter (blue clocks in the upper right) is increased and he starts moving the new number of steps on his NEXT move.

	===End of Game===		===End of Game===
	* The game ends when either a person ~~scores~~ at least 46 or Hugo passes the arrow when his speed is 7.		* The game ends when either a person reaches at least 46 Spooky Points OR Hugo passes the arrow when his speed is 7.
	* The player with the ~~least spooky points~~ wins.		* The player with the LEAST Spooky Points wins.

			===Board Game Arena Notes===
			* The standard "player score" section of Board Game Arena will show a player's Spooky Points as a NEGATIVE number despite most of the values on board showing as a "+". This means the play with the LEAST NEGATIVE score is the winner.
			* It is unclear how Board Game Arena handles a tie in Hugo, but it is assumed that all players with the lowest number of Spooky Points get to SHARE the win.

	==Variants==		==Variants==

Blinkingline: /* On Your Turn */ Added Die distribution.

2021-05-18T16:14:06Z

On Your Turn: Added Die distribution.

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	===On Your Turn===		===On Your Turn===
	* Roll a dice and move one of your figures the number of spaces indicated.		* Roll a dice and move one of your figures the number of spaces indicated. The die has the faces 1-2-4-5-Ghost-Ghost
	* You cannot pass. So, if all your guests are either in a room or in the cellar, you still have to move one.		* You cannot pass. So, if all your guests are either in a room or in the cellar, you still have to move one.
	* Guests in the cellar start their steps from the arrow. Guests in the room start their steps from the door.		* Guests in the cellar start their steps from the arrow. Guests in the room start their steps from the door.

ArielFriedrichGauss: /Gamehelphugo/

2021-05-12T00:40:39Z

Gamehelphugo

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==Objective==
Bring your guests to the castle's rooms to avoid the banishing of Hugo, so that you will be the one with the least spooky points.

==Gameplay==
===Setup===
* Each player starts with a number of guests. For 2 people, 6. For 3 people, 5. For 4 people, 4. For 5 people, 3. For 6-8 people, 2.
* Each player starts with 10 spooky points. Hugo's counter is placed on 3 and Hugo's figure is placed on -10.
* Each player, starting with the first player, places one of his guests on any free spaces around the gallery.

===On Your Turn===
* Roll a dice and move one of your figures the number of spaces indicated.
* You cannot pass. So, if all your guests are either in a room or in the cellar, you still have to move one.
* Guests in the cellar start their steps from the arrow. Guests in the room start their steps from the door.
* You can overtake Hugo and not being captured. However, if your guest stops on the same space at Hugo, he is captured.

===Entering Rooms===
* You can start moving your guests into rooms when Hugo moves onto the gallery. They can enter only by the doors on the gallery.
* You need to move into a room by an extra step. You can exceed the number needed to enter, except for green or occupied rooms.
* If your guest moves into an occupied room, the guest that is already in is expelled to the door. He can return by rolling a 1.
* If a guest moves into a room with coats of arms, score accordingly (+1 or -3).

===Hugo's Movement===
* If the Hugo symbol is moved, Hugo moves a number of steps clockwise according to his counter, starting with 3.
* If Hugo passes or stops at a space with a guest, that guest is captured and put on the cellar, starting from -10. The owner of that guest receives the spooky points indicated.
* Each time Hugo moves onto the arrow, he speeds up and moves an extra step, starting from the next movement.

===End of Game===
* The game ends when either a person scores at least 46 or Hugo passes the arrow when his speed is 7.
* The player with the least spooky points wins.

==Variants==
===Midnight Party===
* The game consists of three rounds, no matter what.
* Hugo always move 3 steps, unless there are 7-8 players, then he moves 2.
* Guests cannot be expelled from rooms. They also cannot leave the cellar.
* If you have no guests on the gallery, you still roll the dice, but cannot move.
* A round ends when all rooms are occupied or there are no guests on the gallery.
* After a round, guests in rooms move into the doors. Guests in cellars are placed one by one, starting from -10.
* Hugo is placed back onto -10 and the player with the most spooky points becomes the first player.

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	: 6-8 players = 2 "guests" each		: 6-8 players = 2 "guests" each
	* Each player starts with 10 Spooky Points (you don't want these) which are indicated by the appropriately colored token on the outside edge of the board.		* Each player starts with 10 Spooky Points (you don't want these) which are indicated by the appropriately colored token on the outside edge of the board.
	* Hugo's speed (movements per turn) starts at 3 and is indicated by the blue clocks in the upper right of the board. (If ~~he gets~~ faster than 7, the game is over!)		* Hugo's speed (movements per turn) starts at 3 and is indicated by the blue clocks in the upper right of the board. (If they get faster than 7, the game is over!)
	* Hugo's figure is placed on +10 in the cellar (but remember, Spooky Points are bad so +10 of them isn't good).		* Hugo's figure is placed on +10 in the cellar (but remember, Spooky Points are bad so +10 of them isn't good).
	* Each player, starting with the first player and continuing "clockwise", places one of their guests on any ''free'' gallery space until all guests are placed in the gallery.		* Each player, starting with the first player and continuing "clockwise", places one of their guests on any ''free'' gallery space until all guests are placed in the gallery.
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	===Hugo's Movement===		===Hugo's Movement===
	* If the Hugo symbol is rolled, Hugo moves a number of steps clockwise according to ~~his~~ speed counter (blue clocks in the upper right), starting with 3.		* If the Hugo symbol is rolled, Hugo moves a number of steps clockwise according to their speed counter (blue clocks in the upper right), starting with 3.
	* If Hugo passes or stops at a space with a guest, that guest is captured and put on the LOWEST (highest Spooky Point) open step in the cellar. If all cellar steps are full, captives go to the BOTTOM (+10) step of the cellar. Ouch!		* If Hugo passes or stops at a space with a guest, that guest is captured and put on the LOWEST (highest Spooky Point) open step in the cellar. If all cellar steps are full, captives go to the BOTTOM (+10) step of the cellar. Ouch!
	* If multiple guests are on a square, all of them are captured and placed on the same step in the cellar and the owners of the captured guests receive the appropriate Spooky Points for that cellar step.		* If multiple guests are on a square, all of them are captured and placed on the same step in the cellar and the owners of the captured guests receive the appropriate Spooky Points for that cellar step.
	* Hugo ALWAYS takes all ~~his~~ moves, so it's possible he may capture multiple guests on multiple gallery squares in a single turn.		* Hugo ALWAYS takes all their moves, so it's possible they may capture multiple guests on multiple gallery squares in a single turn.
	* Each time Hugo moves onto the arrow (at the top of the cellar stairs), ~~his~~ speed counter (blue clocks in the upper right) is increased and ~~he starts~~ moving the new number of steps on ~~his~~ NEXT move.		* Each time Hugo moves onto the arrow (at the top of the cellar stairs), their speed counter (blue clocks in the upper right) is increased and they start moving the new number of steps on their NEXT move.

	===End of Game===		===End of Game===
	* The game ends when either a person reaches at least 46 Spooky Points OR Hugo passes the arrow when ~~his~~ speed is 7.		* The game ends when either a person reaches at least 46 Spooky Points OR Hugo passes the arrow when their speed is 7.
	* The player with the LEAST Spooky Points wins.		* The player with the LEAST Spooky Points wins.

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	===Midnight Party===		===Midnight Party===
	* The game consists of three rounds, no matter what.		* The game consists of three rounds, no matter what.
	* Hugo always move 3 steps, unless there are 7-8 players, then ~~he moves~~ 2.		* Hugo always move 3 steps, unless there are 7-8 players, then they move 2.
	* Guests cannot be expelled from rooms. They also cannot leave the cellar.		* Guests cannot be expelled from rooms. They also cannot leave the cellar.
	* If you have no guests on the gallery, you still roll the dice, but cannot move.		* If you have no guests on the gallery, you still roll the dice, but cannot move.