12+
3-5
45' - 90'
Type
Card Game
Survival Horror
Cooperative
Theme
Bluffing
Fantasy
Horror
Mythology
Negotiation
Mechanic
Action Drafting
Auction/Bidding
Prisoners Dilemma
Semi-Cooperative Game
Hidden Victory Points
Variable Player Powers
Overview
Demon Castle Mononoke is a cooperative bluffing game where players become heroes defending a haunted castle from legendary Japanese spirits. As night falls, one hero alone takes the watch, glimpsing the approaching spirit. Only this hero knows the spirit’s true nature—friend or foe—and must rally the team with careful words… or risk leading them into peril. With a unique, real-time combat mechanic and limited knowledge of each spirit’s strength, Demon Castle Mononoke weaves a tense parable of trust and teamwork. If the castle succumbs, all heroes fall together, and no one wins.