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Based on the award-winning Betrayal at House on the Hill board game, in Betrayal at Baldur’s Gate you’ll return to Baldur’s Gate again and again thanks to the fifty included scenarios only to discover it’s never the same game twice.
Can you and your party survive the madness, or will you succumb to the mayhem and split (or slaughter!) the party?
Bossietj
Although the theme is more fun, my experience was the same as with the original Betrayal at House on the Hill. This is not necessarily a bad game, but I have never had a session (10+ sessions?) that I truly enjoyed. 1) It relies a lot on 'push your luck' with items/omens. 2) The Escalation is unbelievably unbalanced, one way or another. We have never had an exciting game with any tactical decisions; the ending was always a steamroll. I love the theme of the game and the essence of the gameplay, but the execution is very poor in my opinion.
ACEL13
The D&D setting will not appeal to everyone. But I feel that the designers really learned a lot from the mistakes they made in the original Betrayal at House on the Hill. For example, they made it impossible to get a haunt on the first omen revealed. Also, all of the characters each have special abilities, which helps you feel a bit more unique and empowered, rather than just some human weakling.
Board Crazy
We found the component quality to be pretty good overall, but some elements of the game are a bit flimsy. The minis are painted, which is a big plus. Gameplay-wise, this game is a bit of a mixed bag. Our 3-player games have been uniformly disappointing. The randomness of the gameplay is definitely better suited for 4+ players, so play it with bigger groups, if possible. Also, the rulebook is pretty difficult to navigate when looking up rules on the fly. There's a lot to remember, so that can quickly become problematic. All in all, Betrayal at Baldur's Gate, while an improvement over House on the Hill, is an unspectacular game that's best suited for larger groups. However, if you love DnD and horror games, then there really isn't anything better out there.