Bar the Windows, Bolt the Doors

The town of INCHWICK holds a deadly secret. In its dark woods, in its maze-like streets, in the depths of the old coal-mine, nefarious rituals are carried out for the veneration of a terrible, unseen master. You have stumbled across their secret. Now they are coming for you.

Take the role of unfortunate outsiders defending a remote cabin against terrible foes. You must survive through a long, deadly night until the safety of dawn. Bar the windows. Bolt the doors. Fight off the night. You are not prepared for what is coming.

Bar the Windows, Bolt the Doors is a pick-up-and-play horror tabletop roleplaying game which does not require a Game Master. Players instead work together against foes whose acts are determined by the contents of this ruleset. Bar the Windows, Bolt the Doors is intended to be played in quick, single-session adventures packed with horror tropes and scary fun, and is designed to make the experience different every game!

"Such a fun game with monsters who act in accordance with conditions! They just move themselves! Your perfect cabin in the woods oneshot spooky game" - Cat Elm, Cat Sìth Press.

"Had just a stupid amount of fun... I cannot WAIT to play this again. Perfect campy horror Halloween fun" - Ella Watts.

Includes:

• The rulebook as a digital pdf, containing over thirty pages of rules with atmospheric illustrations
• A map of the cabin for use at your table, plus two bonus maps: an old coal-mine and a half-burned mansion
• A printable character sheet
• Optional hard mode rules
• 72 random prompts to help you describe the rooms you encounter

You will need:

• Two to six players
• At least one six-sided dice and twelve-sided dice
• A pack of cards

Content Warning: contains insect-based horror, cults, home invasion, the undead, and general gore.

Pick up the Winter expansion Blood Yule here for more monsters, locations and lore!