Betrayal Legacy

This actually sounds a lot better than playing 13 more games of regular Betrayal at House on the Hill over the next 6 years or so.

Really don't know what to make of this. Suspect it's either going to be absolutely brilliant or terrible.

I hate that all these Legacy games came out as my AT-orientated gaming group drastically dropped in numbers and most other gamers in my town (that I've found) are predominantly euro gamers - well enough that I would not be able to even get a legacy game going for more than a few plays. I still have Risk Legacy bought 4-5 years ago and (optimistically) got Seafall on sale this year but the most people I am ever going to semi-regularly get to play them is three and I'm not going to waste it on that, I'll probably keep 'em for a few more years in hope then sell on to someone who can play them ... and after saying all that it is probably short odds that I buy this if it hits the UK at a decent price, and I'd like to temper what Matt said with I hope after a few goes at this Rob will have this Gen-3 version humming.

I cannot wait.

MattDP wrote: Really don't know what to make of this. Suspect it's either going to be absolutely brilliant or terrible.

If it's anything like the current Betrayal games, half of it will be brilliant while half of it is terrible.

I really want to play this, but I keep hoping that one of my friends will buy it. Maybe I need to take the hit for the team.

I'm happy to hear some group is enjoying it. My group is scheduled for scenarios/chapters 4 & 5 next weekend. So far, we're all pretty "meh." Unless we have a total turn around in the next two games, we've agreed to let it go. I'll post back.

So far I’m enjoying much more than I thought I would. The introductory nature and slow introduction of mechanics doesn’t bother me because a) it’s just Betrayal At House on the Hill and b) it’s way better than most games of Betrayal At House on the Hill. I think it’s for the best (in my limited exposure to them) that Legacy games remain simple. More simple games means less room for error and less chance of doing irreparable damage to the experience.

I was squarely against the idea of Legacy games, and I still kind of am, but that first scenario really justified it.

My group sped up their schedule, and we played last night.
For our last time.
After wrapping the fifth game, we unanimously agreed to stop the legacy.
There are dozens of other games we'd rather pursue, from either one-shot sessions or campaign play.
I can't contribute much without spoilers, and I don't want to be a wet blanket. As always, your 'mileage may vary.'

Personally, I'm bummed. I adore haunted houses across all media; books, movies, television, and amusement parks. Board games? I guess not. OG Betrayal is still a hit with the college freshmen at work, but I've grown distant on it. Great concept, mediocre execution. At the end of the day, Betrayal Legacy has fallen into the same pattern.

Yeah sounds if you soured on original Betrayal then you weren’t going to enjoy this. This is the best version of Betrayal, but at its heart it’s still Betrayal.

This has been my friends group game of the year so far. To the point where they’ve gotten their other friends to start up their own campaigns of it. We are all more casual gamers though.

I loved Betrayal Legacy myself. I played the full campaign and enjoyed the hell out of it. I realize it has flaws, but they weren’t big deals to me. We totally had meta gaming too with the heirloom items and what various families did you you in previous games too.