Escape the Dark Castle (2nd Edition)

Escape the Dark Castle is a simple, fantasy adventure game with a focus on atmosphere and player cooperation – perfect for newcomers to tabletop gaming. It takes 2 minutes to set up, lasts around 30 minutes, and no two games are ever the same.

Players take the roles of prisoners and must work together using custom dice and item cards to overcome the Castle's many horrors, traps and challenges - each of which is represented by a large, beautifully illustrated chapter card.

What's new in Second Edition? 

More Variety – the core set now features mechanics formally restricted to expansions, plus more chapters, more items, and more bosses than 1st Edition.

Better Balance – A three-act system similar to Escape the Dark Sector reduces swings in difficulty, while a re-worked combat setup system brings improved player-scaling.

Ranged Combat – wield fantasy classics like the Crossbow and Magic Staff, alongside melee weapons, all in one smooth round of simple, satisfying combat.

Durability System – similar to The Last of Us: Escape the Dark, items of equipment and armour steadily degrade as you use them, adding new tactical choices.

Stamina System – Stamina is a new, luck-mitigating resource each player must manage, spending it freely to re-roll or dodge damage, and restoring it by resting.

Special Abilities – Each prisoner now has a simple, unique, once per game Special Ability, making for exciting new character combinations and teamwork.

Higher Production Quality – Dual-layer player boards replace the old pencil and paper system, making character management faster, tidier, and more eco-friendly.

Updated Artwork – every piece of artwork in the game has been reimagined and re-drawn by the original Escape the Dark artist, Alex Crispin.