#The secret neighbor party game series#
J&A: One of the most satisfying elements of the video game series is being able to collect and use objects in order to accomplish a goal. TR: In the design brief, what were the most important elements to get across? We brainstormed on the best way to do a social deduction game that was true to the spirit of the video game series while also being a game with interesting mechanics that any tabletop gamer would have fun playing. Plus, Hello Neighbor is such a fun world. So when Joe LeFavi at Genuine Entertainment learned that Tiny Build was looking for such a game, he immediately approached us. Juliana/Ariel: We have always loved social deduction games, that's actually how we met. Where did the idea come from? Was it always a Hello Neighbour board game or did the mechanics fit the IP? Talk us through the design process for The Secret Neighbour Party Game. We spoke to Juliana and Ariel the designers of The Secret Neighbor Party Game and Robert Geistlinger, the Director of Sales & Marketing at Arcane Wonders, about the development process and difficulties in bringing a video game to the tabletop. The Secret Neighbor Party Game Developer Interview In the Secret Neighbor Party Game players are either on the kids team, or the neighbors trying to stop them. Playing the Secret Neighbor The Party Game can be a boisterous, and rowdy affair as players seek to stay hidden from the kids, or prove their innocence and loyalty to the team. Players will get up and walk around to trade Object cards.As there is a lot of voting, discussion, and noise during The Secret Neighbor Party Game, a leader is nominated to keep control and enforce timings on different rounds, along with being in charge of the votes. Then eyes are opened and the first phase begins! The game starts with everyone in a circle and the Leader instructs eyes closed then the Secret and regular Neighbors see each other. The keys are set aside based on number of players. Then Object cards are passed to players based on player count. The roles are passed secretly to each player and they will either be a Kid or a Neighbor. Basically they help the game runs smooth. The game is started with a Leader who will give out cards, moderate discussion, etc during the game. If the kids use the keys, they win! The Neighbors are trying to avoid detection and get others to vote them to open doors. The kids are trying to figure out who to trust and get them keys to unlock the basement. In The Secret Neighbor, you and your friends are competing against the Neighbors. Art by Stephen Gibson and it is based in the world of Hello Neighbor designed by Tiny Build and Dynamic Pixels. The Secret Neighbor Party Game is published by Arcane Wonders and designed by Wild Optimists. Today we will look at a game that finds out what’s going on next door and who among you might be the traitor! These are the worries your imagination can bring up as a small child and it’s up to you and your friends to get in that basement, find out what’s going on and figure out the plot of your neighbor. You never know what they’re hiding, you never know what could be going on locked in the basement next door. Sometimes as a kid you can feel the need to watch out for your neighbor.