Above and Below: Haunted

Standalone Sequel to Above and Below: Experience a fresh, standalone adventure in the beloved Arzium universe with Above and Below: Haunted, combining familiar mechanics with exciting new twists.Thrilling Haunted Themes: Immerse yourself in a world filled with ghostly encounters, eerie locations, and supernatural challenges, adding a spooky dimension to your village-building journey.Rich Storytelling with New Narrative Content: Explore a beautifully illustrated storybook filled with haunting tales, mysterious choices, and engaging narratives that ensure every game is a unique adventure.Innovative Gameplay Mechanics: Build your village while navigating haunted ruins and spectral visitors, balancing risk and reward in this exciting sequel.Perfect for New and Returning Players: Designed as a standalone experience, Above and Below: Haunted is ideal for both newcomers to the Arzium universe and fans of the original game.

You and your family have lived in the marshlands for generations. But your home town is becoming overcrowded, and you have heard of a group of villages to the west, in a landscape of azure lakes where the constantly flowing water has created a labyrinth of watery caves, sinkholes, underground streams and porous bedrock. There is a chance to start a new life there, catch fish, live in a house on stilts by the lake and explore the deep sinkholes for rare ingredients and rusty treasures. You have packed your favourite fishing rod and strapped the baby to your back, ready for a fresh start. If only you had known about the ghosts, you might have stayed where you were.

Above and Below: Haunted is a standalone sequel to Above and Below (the figures are compatible between editions), planned for release on the 10th anniversary of the original game. As in the original game, players compete to build the best village by recruiting villagers, constructing buildings and exploring the caves below ground. Above and Below: Haunted contains new stories and explores a new setting in the world of Arzium.

Above and Below: Haunted contains some new features:

• Ghosts. Your buildings can become haunted, which damages your reputation. The game includes wooden ghost pieces that are placed on building cards. Players can take a banish action to remove their ghosts, place one of the ghosts on another player’s building and gain a reward.
• Two cave types. There are now two types of cave card: normal and dangerous. Dangerous caves have higher lantern requirements but give greater rewards, including a pearl. Pearls are a new type of token that counts as your highest-placed good at the end of the game.
• New buildings. Many new types of key and star buildings are included in the game to encourage new strategies. All buildings have been designed from scratch specifically for Above and Below: Haunted.
• Boats. Players can gain boat tokens, which can be used to change dice rolls or to gain coins.
• Adventure cards. There are now 40 unique adventure cards, earned as specific rewards for exploring the caves.