The Curse of Midlam Manor

"You have chosen the wrong night to visit Midlam Manor..."

The Curse of Midlam Manor is a scenario based supernatural and horror board game set in the ancestral home of the English Lord Seaton-Carew, known simple as The Baron by locals living in the nearby blighted village of Midlam and haunted town of Seaton.

You play a visitor to Midlam Manor, with his or her own motives for being there, who will soon be overwhelmed by the horror that shall descend upon the house. You shall be aided by the 13th Baron of Midlam and the 'Extras' in the house.

The game is for 1-6 players (though you can manage more), with one person taking the roll of The Horror and the other players taking the roll of Guests. The players have a strict time limit to play to on their turn to keep the game going quickly, with the Horror player benefiting from wasted time.

Design & Development History

First started in the late 90's, as The Curse of the Von Scotts, the game has undergone quite a lot of revision from a simple man vs. monster premise into a flexible game system which can cope with anything from a murder mystery, to a ghost story or zombie invasion.

The first version involved everyone fumbling in darkened rooms for a light, as horrors rampaged across the board. It was very much overcomplicated, but as the game was refined it became apparent that the game had the ability to support more than one story.

The initial setting was the 1930's, due largely to the huge amount of pulp 25/28mm miniatures available. But the game is intended to cover much of the 19th, 20th and 21st century.

Due to confusion between the real me, Paul Scott, my web pseudonym of paulvonscott and The Baron Von Scott, I have gave the Baron a name change to Lord Seaton-Carew. Named at the time after a local little know seaside town which I often visited as a child and would later make the front page of every newspaper and news show in the land.

While the game is not entirely complete, it is at a very playable stage, with the basic rules set and advanced rules being written.

Expansions and extra scenarios are certainly planned, but as always, time and effort is a limited commodity.

Midlam Manor News

A board is currently being designed by a talented artist for later in the year (2008), and I hope that will mark the start of a popular phase for the game, with other work on it to follow.

15/02/08 - I shall hopefully be trying to launch a new dedicated yahoo group in late February, with all the boards, rules, cards and scenarios necessary for play.

The Curse of Midlam Manor is Copyright © Paul Scott 2008

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Introduction

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Downloads

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Introduction

The Game

The Background

Downloads

FAQ

Introduction

The Game

The Background

Downloads

FAQ