SPOOKTACULAR GAMES SERIES! part 2

Spooktacular Games:
​Ghostly Aspirations

The Ghosts and Ghouls have been busy haunting up appropriate games for the ghostly tour. Just around the corner you’ll find Ghost Blitz from Zoch Zum Spielen and Lion Rampant Imports!  There are four similar versions with varying difficulty. Fatso, Stinkie, and Stretch invite you to join the party and dive in for a hauntingly good time!

Ghost Blitz
Age: 8+
Players: 2-8
Playtime: 20 mins

Ghost Blitz Junior
Age: 4+
Players: 2-6
Playtime: 15 mins

Ghost Blitz Spooky Doo
Age: 8+
Players: 2-8
Playtime: 20 mins

Ghost Blitz 5 to 12
Age: 8+
Players: 2-8
Playtime: 20 mins

In Ghost Blitz players are trying to be the first to figure out the right object to grab after looking carefully at the card in play!  Setting this game up is easy; place the wooden pieces where everyone can easily reach them and shuffle the deck.  The first player will flip the top card and place it where everyone can easily see it.  Then players have to quickly decide which object is the right one to grab.  If one of the objects in the picture on the card shown is the right color, that object is the right one to grab.  If neither of the objects in the picture are the right color, the right object is the one that is not in the picture and whose color is also not shown in the picture.  The first player to grab the right object wins the card.  When all the cards run out, the person with the most cards is declared the winner.  But be careful about acting too fast, if you grab the wrong object, you must hand one of your cards over to the player who grabbed the right one! ​

Ghost Blitz has five objects and each of them is a different color. Two objects will appear in the picture on the card, so you will

always have five options and four pieces of information to process in order to make your decision.  If you think that the game is too complicated for your group, you could try Ghost Blitz Junior. 
This simplified version has only four objects and three of them will appear on the card making this version much easier to play.  

Conversely, if you think the game is too easy, you could try Ghost Blitz Spooky Doo, in which in addition to the five objects there is a fez (red cup shaped hat)  that is used to cover one of the items. This changes the game from a mostly observational, quick thinking game to one requiring quick thinking and a good memory.

There are still five objects and each is a different color. The cards will show two objects in two colors and you will still be making decisions about a group of five for which you have four pieces of information.  If you think this version is still too easy for your group, you could try Ghost Blitz 5-12. This game plays like the original Ghost Blitz, but it has an

 additional four objects for a total of nine objects. The cards have three pictures on them, and there are two objects of each color except white. Figuring out the right object for this one is even harder! This game requires players to quickly sort through six pieces of information (three objects and three colors) and then choose between nine options. ​Things can get crazy fast! The rule  

books for each of the games also contain extra variations to make the games even harder!  We think that being able to easily tweak these games to play long-distance is one of our favorite aspects but in person play is always great too!  All in all, any of the Ghost Blitz games would be a great addition to a spooky-themed family game night! 
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​Stay tuned though you never know when the ghosts & ghouls will drop the next edition of spooktacular games.... or who will join the party along the way!