For those who know us, we’re suckers for a great story that weaves itself throughout a game and Murder Castle has this theme dead to rights.

Visually it’s table presence is fantastic with a labyrinth of deadly rooms growing as you delve ever deeper into this monument of macabre.

With that in mind artistically everything is looking the right side of disturbing given the theme. Sometimes games can be a little too visceral for general audiences (yes we’re thinking Abominations way too graphical artwork) but Murder Castle is still a comfortable play that maintains it’s infamous and gruesome origins.

As for game play? Well it’s a mixed bag of mechanics for sure – but in that really good way where you can say there’s a little of something for everyone. A compilation of popular modern mechanics well executed and on par for a game of this nature.

You have the suspense of tile laying reminiscent of The Cave or Escape: The Curse of the Temple, an abundance of Euro resourcing as you collect evidence and even the Event Cards bring in a Take That ability to sabotage and add heightened player competition and retribution to the mix.

Overall Murder Castle has so much to offer as an experience with plenty of replayability and we haven’t even broached the inclusion of the 2nd Story expansion!

Admittedly knowledge of the real life events has added to our enthrallment but with a little preamble from any amateur GMs out there it wouldn’t take much to set the backstory.

Coming to Kickstarter this January Murder Castle is a great all rounder with an excellent execution (no pun intended!)