Haunted House patent pending
1971
Denys Fisher
 
First produced
1971
Players
2 to 4
Age(s)
8+
             
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1 x playing board with 4 rooms;
- broom room, witchin kitchen, spell cell and bat's ballroom
2 x cardboard cut out wall sections
1 x cardboard cut out chimney and stair section
1 x cardboard cut out loose floorboard section
1 x cardboard cut out secret panel section
4 x plastic base board clips
1 x plastic chimney baffle
1 x plastic chimney cap
1 x plastic stairway
1 x plastic stair landing section
1 x plastic axle
1 x plastic broom and sleeve
1 x plastic brace
1 x plastic bucket to connect to the secret panel
1 x pack of 32 cards;
- 19 ghoulish Gerty cards
- 8 Glenda the good cards
- 5 Wanda the wicked cards
4 x coloured plastic playing pieces, 2 boys and 2 girls
4 x coloured plastic mouse playing pieces
1 x  metal whammy ball
1 x dice

 

Who's going to be the first to break the witches' spell?
As players move around the game board, they pick up cards after each turn. If it is Wanda the wicked, the player is under a spell, must change their playing piece for a mouse of the same colour and may not move. They are under a spell and may not move. On the next turn, they only draw a card.  If it is Glenda the good the spell is broken and the player replaces the mouse with their playing piece and can move on the next round.
When ghoulish Gerty is drawn, the player must  take the whammy ball and drop it down the chimney. This can have disastrous consequences on any player below. The ball can drop into any one of four different traps. It could dislodge the creaky floorboard; hit the broom which in turn sweeps you off your feet; roll down the stairs and hit you; or it can drop into the bucket which tilts over onto you and also flicks up the secret panel in the opposite room.
The winner is the first player to travel through the haunted house and reach the charmed circle at the top of the stairs.

 

This is a fun family game similar to Mouse Trap.
The rules, building instructions and illustrations are printed on the inside of the box lid. This is one of the most sought after Denys Fisher games from the 1970s.