RULEBOOK - Table of Contents - Ten Ways this Game is Different - Overview

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RULEBOOK provides an organized guide for playing Betrayal Legacy, including campaign play and after-campaign free play. It outlines setup materials, components, traits, dice and tile mechanics, regions, card actions, turns, and the haunt trigger flow. The document explains starting and resuming haunts, monster phases, how players may win, join a campaign, and manage specific restrictions. It also includes a haunt chart and rules for selecting traitors and special haunt conditions.

LanguageEnglish

CategoryLiterature

FormatPDF

Pages84

Reading Time2 h 9 min

AccessFree to download

Ten Ways this Game is Different

Overview

Components

Before You Start

Setup

Traits, Dice, and Tiles

Traits

Dice and Dice Rolls

Regions and Tiles

On Your Turn

Moving

Discovering a New Tile

Cards

Actions

The Haunt

Starting the Haunt

Resuming Play

So You're Evil Now

Monsters

Dying

Winning the Game

During the Campaign

Joining the Campaign

Credits

After the Campaign: Free Play

Haunt Chart

New Setup

Heirlooming Items

Radio

Meteorite

Spear

Triggering the Haunt

DO NOT READ THIS UNTIL THE CAMPAIGN IS OVER STOP! flat sheet f RULEBOOK RULES | 2 TABLE OF CONTENTS Ten Ways this Game is Different...................3 Overview ......................................................................4 Components .............................................................. 5 Before You Start ......................................................6 Setup ............................................................................... 7 Traits, Dice, and Tiles...........................................7 Traits .......................................................................... 7 Dice and Dice Rolls ............................................8 Regions and Tiles ................................................8 On Your Turn.............................................................9 Moving ..................................................................... 9 Discovering a New Tile ................................. 10 Cards....................................................................... 11 Actions .................................................................. 14 The Haunt ................................................................. 16 Starting the Haunt .......................................... 16 Resuming Play.................................................... 19 So You're Evil Now .......................................... 19 Monsters............................................................... 20 Dying ...................................................................... 20 Winning the Game.............................................. 21 During the Campaign.................................... 21 Joining the Campaign....................................... 21 Credits......................................................................... 22 STARTING GAME COMPONENTS 1 sealed box and 1 sealed envelope (do not open these until instructed!) 1 rulebook 2 haunt books (Traitor’s Tome and Secrets of Survival) 1 Bleak Journal 1 sticker sheet 1 Folium Infernum 12 tiles (including 4 starting tiles) 1 numbered track 5 plastic family figures 5 colored plastic bases 5 Family cards 20 plastic clips 8 dice 7 Item cards 11 Event cards 1 Traitor card 1 Monster card 2 Legacy decks 1 Purgatory deck 20 tile planks 122 tokens, including: 20 Small Monster tokens (numbered 1 through 20) 2 Large Monster tokens 16 Rune tokens (8 matched pairs) 10 Number tokens (1 through 10) 10 Crest tokens (2 for each family) 12 Searched tokens 8 pentagonal Item Pile tokens (4 matched pairs) 8 triangular Trait tokens (2 each of Speed, Might, Sanity, and Knowledge) 12 Obstacle tokens (4 Large and 8 Small) 3 Silhouette tokens ( , , ) 5 circular Body Part tokens (1 Head, 2 Arms, 2 Legs) 1 Blood/Timer token 15 miscellaneous tokens (Antidote, Armoire, Bright Light, Car, Chest, Contraption, Crib, Eye, Fire, Healing, Mouth, Music Note, Nest, Portal, Viktor/Inspector) AFTER THE CAMPAIGN: FREE PLAY At the end of the campaign, you will still be able to play Betrayal Legacy. In fact, you will have not seen most of the haunts! You’ll have your own custom version of the house, its families, and its history to continue exploring forever. w All characters start on the Entrance Hall. Randomly determine who goes first. w Do not record any more information on the back of the Family cards. w Do not check boxes on any cards, even on cards that tell you to. w Triggering the haunt works differently (see the next page). HAUNT CHART TILE BROOCH CRUCIFIX PORCELAIN TALISMAN HAND APOTHECARY WEDDING PORTRAIT KRIS DOLL MIRROR KIT VEIL Crypt Soundproofed Room Ritual Room Kitchen Servants'Quarters Library Hanging Tree Stable Arborium Master Bedroom Nursery Muskeg 42 18 37 18 30 18 37 42 42 30 30 37 2 22 22 11 11 22 31 31 2 2 11 3

FAQs

How does the haunt begin during the campaign?

The haunt begins when a player rolls a 5+ on their haunt roll.

What happens at the end of the campaign in Free Play?

You can continue playing Betrayal Legacy with a custom house, families, and history, allowing exploration of haunts you may not have seen.

How are players prevented from recording or checking certain card details?

You should not record additional information on the back of Family cards, and you must not check boxes on any cards, even when instructed by the cards.

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