History TabletopGame / BetrayalAtHouseOnTheHill

An expansion titled [[http://avalonhill.wizards.com/games/betrayal-at-house-on-the-hill/widows-walk-expansion Widow's Walk]] was released in October 2016. Additionally, spin-offs have been released, such as a ''Franchise/BaldursGate''-branded version entitled ''Betrayal at Baldur's Gate'' released in 2017, a Legacy version called ''Betrayal Legacy'' released in 2018 and a LighterAndSofter ''Franchise/ScoobyDoo'' version called ''Betrayal at Mystery Mansion'' released in 2020. An expansion for the 3rd edition called ''The Werewolf’s Journey: Blood on the Moon'' is set to be released in late 2022 containing a new scenario with 5 more haunts, a couple of new rooms, new item and event cards and a unique new player character: Sara Nguyen that has special abilities during haunts.

* LetsSplitUpGang: A common strategy when the game starts is to have all the players spread out to explore the house as quickly as possible.

* GenerationalTrauma: The legacy version is set over 14 playthroughs representing generations of the same family exploring the titular house. It begins with a frantic witch hunt and fight for control of the house, and the "deed" to it passes regularly between the families over the centuries of the plot. The characters who die in the house will appear in many of the haunts' later chapters as allies or antagonists, and it's implied that the repeated horrors have totally scarred the entire family lines.

''Betrayal at House on the Hill'' (and yes, that's the actual title) is a unique {{Adventure Board Game|s}} published in 2004 by Creator/AvalonHill, with a second edition released in 2010 and a third edition in 2022. Three to six players take the roles of various character archetypes, such as a {{J|erkJock}}ock, a FinalGirl, a [[MorallyAmbiguousDoctorate Professor]], a FortuneTeller, a [[AmbiguousInnocence seemingly sweet little girl or a curious young boy]]... Each miniature has two different 'characters' attached to it, such as the Scientist doubling as a PreacherMan. Whatever their role, the cast find themselves trapped inside a haunted mansion and set out to explore.

* {{Wolfman}}: Werewolves are one of several possible scenarios.
* WickedWitch: Witches are one of several possible scenarios.

''Betrayal at House on the Hill'' [[GrammarNazi (and yes, that's the actual title)]] is a unique {{Adventure Board Game|s}} published in 2004 by Creator/AvalonHill, with a second edition released in 2010 and a third edition in 2022. Three to six players take the roles of various character archetypes, such as a {{J|erkJock}}ock, a FinalGirl, a [[MorallyAmbiguousDoctorate Professor]], a FortuneTeller, a [[AmbiguousInnocence seemingly sweet little girl or a curious young boy]]... Each miniature has two different 'characters' attached to it, such as the Scientist doubling as a PreacherMan. Whatever their role, the cast find themselves trapped inside a haunted mansion and set out to explore.

* ObviouslyEvil: [[spoiler: The traitor in "Here There Be Dragons" believes that they are in a lucid dream, and as such doesn't realize that they are actually killing their friends.]]

''Betrayal at House on the Hill'' [[GrammarNazi (and yes, that's the actual title)]] is a unique {{Adventure Board Game|s}} published in 2004 by Creator/AvalonHill, with a second edition released in 2010 and a third edition in 2022. Three to six players take the roles of various character archetypes, such as a {{J|erkJock}}ock, a FinalGirl, a [[MorallyAmbiguousDoctorate Professor]], a FortuneTeller, a [[AmbiguousInnocence seemingly sweet little girl]] or a [[AmbiguousInnocence curious young boy]]... Each miniature has two different 'characters' attached to it, such as the Scientist doubling as a PreacherMan. Whatever their role, the cast find themselves trapped inside a haunted mansion and set out to explore.

* {{Mummy}}: The traitor assists one in "The Mummy Walks.

*** "Let It Glow", featuring an Ice Queen that threatens to freeze the house and the heroes within, is a nod to ''WesternAnimation/{{Frozen}}''.

* RapidAging: One of the scenarios, "Death Doth Find Us All". The two children are often the sole survivors.

* ShoutOut: One of the Haunt scenarios from ''Widow's Walk'', "One of the Master's Affairs", is one big reference to ''Film/TheRockyHorrorPictureShow''.