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A love to play Betrayal at House on the Hill, it's my favourite game at the moment and I'm sure it'll stay that way for a long time. Some of my friends have complained that it gets long-winded and complicated (though I don't see that).
How can I make this game less confusing, given that we still have unknown haunts to play through?
I'm assuming that your biggest problem is the haunt rules, if you've already played the games several times.
The easiest way to make the haunts (and their special rules) simpler is to discuss the special haunt rules with other people - preferably people who know the rules well. The Heroes, of course, get to hash out the special rules with each other and come to some sort of consensus, but the Traitor is alone and needs to muddle through things himself.
There are three things that can help here:
If your problems are with the regular game, then make two cheat-sheets: one for the regular rules, and one for the standard haunt rules (movement past enemies, combat, how the traitor & monsters ignore all bad effects, etc.).
If you're teaching people how to play, explain on a need-to-know basis.
-You're on the same team, but someone will betray you
-On your turn you move the same amount of spaces as your speed.
-You have to stop if there is a symbol.
When I first started teaching people to play, I tried to explain everything at once. It didn't works o well. Other than what I've listed, just explain as you go.
