We are into Halloween season and this game, Don’t Go Back There, now presently live on Kickstarter, ticks all those seasonal boxes, it looks amazing.
Got Genius Games, the creators of the incredible game, Ecosystem, have really been pushing this hard on their socials this week and clearly the efforts has work as the Kickstarter campaign has already been successfully funded. Top effort there! But the creator noted on Kickstarter is Road to Infamy and they have created many successful board games on Kickstarter already, including the base game, Don’t go in There! This latest game is an expansion to this one but can also be played as a standalone.
So what is this new game all about? Here is the creators note.
“Don't Go In There is a game where you'll make a series of bad decisions. The player who makes the least bad decisions will win the game.
Don’t Go Back There features the same core gameplay, and introduces all-new card and room abilities.
In this game, you'll push-your-luck as you venture deep into Dracula's castle to get first choice of the cards. But the cards are all cursed! In this "set destruction" game, you'll need to grab the right cards to dispel the curses in your hand.
On your turn, choose an open space in one of the rooms. The further you venture into the room, the more likely you are to get first choice of the cards…
...but you're also more likely to get stalked by vampires!
When a third meeple is placed in a room, the vampires awaken. Gain 1 vampire token for each bat icon 🦇 rolled, minus 1 per flashlight icon 🔦 next to your meeple.
At the end of the game, the player with the most vampire tokens suffers a curse penalty. The player with the fewest curses escapes Dracula's castle and wins the game!”
It looks like a lot of fun to me. Take a look at the Kickstarter campaign page, it is live with plenty of time to go this October 2026. Congratulations to Road to Infamy once again and good luck with the rest of the project.
